They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)

I reminisce, I reminisce

I reminisce, I reminisce

I reminisce, I reminisce

I reminisce, I reminisce

Uh

I reminisce, I reminisce

Yeah

I reminisce, I reminisce

I reminisce, I reminisce

I reminisce

I reminisce for a spell, or shall I say think back (Yeah)

Twenty-two years ago to keep it on track (Uh-huh)

The birth of a child on the 8th of October (It's like that)

A toast, but my granddaddy came sober (Crazy fact)

Countin' all the fingers and the toes (Uh)

Now I suppose, you hope the little black boy grows, huh (Yeah)

Eighteen years younger than my mama (Mama)

But I really got beatings 'cause the girl loved drama

In single parenthood there I stood (Huh?)

By the time she was twenty-one, had another one (Yeah)

This one's a girl, let's name her Pam (What?)

Same father as the first but you don't give a damn (Alright)

Irresponsible, plain not thinking (Yeah)

Papa said chill but the brother keep winking (Uh-huh)

Still he won't down you or tear out your hide (Right)

On your side while the baby maker slide (Slide)

But mama got wise to the game (Uh)

The youngest of five kids, hon' here it is (Yeah)

After ten years without no spouse (Yeah?)

Momma's gettin' married in the house (Word?)

Listen, positive over negative for the women and master (Uh-huh)

Mother queen's risin' a chapter (Yeah)

Déjà vu, tell you what I'm gonna do (Do it)

When they reminisce over you, my God (My God)

So

Yeah, so lovely

That's how we like to do it in the 90's

Pete Rock and CL Smooth comin' atcha

When I date back I recall a man off the family tree

My right hand Poppa Doc I see (Whoo)

Took me from a boy to a man so I always had a father

When my biological didn't bother (Yeah)

Taking care of this so who am I to bicker (Bicker)

Not a bad ticker but I'm clocking Pop's liver (Yeah)

But you can never say that his life is through (Uh-huh)

Five kids at twenty-one believe he got a right to (That's right)

Here we go while I check the scene

With the Portuguese lover at the age of fourteen (Tell 'em)

The same age, front page, no fuss

But I bet you all your dough, they live longer than us (That's right)

Never been senile, that's where you're wrong (Uh-huh)

But give the man a taste and he's gone

Noddin' off, sleep to a jazz tune (Yeah)

I can hear his head banging on the wall in the next room (In the next room)

I get the pillow and hope I don't wake him (Yeah)

For this man that cuss, hear it all in verbatim (Uh-huh)

Telling me how to raise my boy unless he's taking over

I said "Pop maybe when you're older" (Older)

We laughed all night about the hookers at the party (Ahh)

My old man standing, yelling, "Good God, Almighty" (Uh-huh)

Use your condom, take sips of the brew (That's right)

When they reminisce over you, for real

For real, baby

Like that

We for real

Comin' atcha

In '92

Pete Rock and CL Smooth

Yeah, c'mon

I reminisce so you never forget this

The days of wayback, so many bear witness, the fitness (Yeah)

Take the first letter out of each word in this joint

Listen close as I prove my point (Prove my point)

T to the R uh O-Y, how did you and I meet?

In front of Big Lou's, fighting in the street (Street)

But only you saw what took many time to see (Uh)

I dedicate this to you for believing in me (Uh)

Rain or shine, yes in any weather (Yeah)

My Grandma Pam holds the family together (Uh-huh)

My Uncle Doc's the greatest better yet the latest

If we're talking 'bout a car, Uncle Sterling got the latest (Yeah)

I strive to be live 'cause I got no choice

And run my own business like my Aunt Joyce (Yeah)

So, Pete Rock hit me, nuff respect due (Uh-huh)

When they reminisce over you, listen

Listen

Just listen

To the funky song

As I rock on

A man's word is bond

I'm not playin

Everybody

Just coolin'

This song we dedicate

To the one and only

Never be another

He was my brother

Trouble T-Roy

It's like that y'all

And you don't stop

Pete Rock and CL Smooth for '92

And we out

Later