Hanging out with my brother, reminiscing about our Uni days in the 90's
Our wasteful spending habits can be summed up in two words - totally childish
How we got creative with our monthly requirements, so Dad could make it rain
He is not to see this, I beg, 'cos I'm sure he can still whoop ass with the cane
If he found out how much we made stuff up, he'll probably ask for a refund
I won't even be able to pay the interest, this is a claim that can't be debunked
But Daddy, if someone snitches and you end up reading this, just laugh it off
You molded me into a good kid now, see I've got nothing for you but love
Sometimes, I think he knew we were lying but just thought to play it cool
Knowing fully well we'd be back from school to work our butts off like mules
But once we got the cash, what was the first thing we'd be thinking of doing?
Figuring how and when to go purchase our next Thomas Pink or TM Lewin!
Recall how crazy we were about Hilfiger and shirts made by Van Heusen?
Polos by Ralph Lauren, I think we may have forgotten we were just students
Do you remember the Nauticas, the Chaps, the Skechers sneakers, son?
Levi's, Guess and Jordache jeans! Lee, oh I wore those with the stickers on!
Didn't own power bikes but we had to have our own leather Biker boots, see!
That there was inspired by the Ready or Not CD cover from Pras of The Fugees
The Swatches were real but we had to get imitation Rolexes and the Tissots
Why knock-offs?, you ask! Oh that's simple, we just didn't have the big dough
Once you made up your mind about those moccasins you've been eyeing
All you had to do was hop on the danfo bus, all the way to the Island
Market St. aka "Berlin" had the flyest wears, going there was always worth it And as long as Lion and Emeka were around, you got the best customer service
What was it about wearing a Versace silk shirt? That there really still beats me
'Cos I never really liked it per se, it probably was just the love for Biggie
I find myself shaking my head regretting how wasteful were back then
But I wouldn't have had it another way, I'll do it all over if I was 17 again.