Текст песни Throw Back

[verse one] I'd like to tell a story and it goes like this Before i was makin money hand over fist The mid-80's is what i'm talkin about You will agree without a reasonable doubt As i tell this tale, sittin on a pail This is one you'll like when it's done Only certain people know about union square The rooftop, latin quarter, cause i was there Red alert downtown, brucie bee uptown Grandmaster vic had a different sound You had block parties, with free gifts Mr. magic and marley gave radio a lift You don't understand, but we do That's why i'm tryin to explain it to you So sit back and listen, to what i say As i tell the story of this beautiful day [chorus: sampled] "we'll go dancing in the dark" - hey! "walking through the park, and reminiscing" Break it on down! [verse two] Before versace and dkny There was a lot of clothes that was fly Like polo, benetton, coca-cola and osh kosh Guess jeans and others that's acid washed D.c. wore k-swiss and sergio {?}vertini Girls wore tennis skirts, that was mini Spot{?}, ewings, {?} New balance, fila, nike and elites African clothes and medallions was worn And when rakim came out, knowledge was born In the midst of it all, i almost forgot There was a brother uptown makin his own spot Makin gucci, leather and suede tailor made That had more flavor than mom's kool-aid I'm gonna tell you, the name of this man He goes by the name of the dapper dan [chorus] [verse three] See at this time, you might think i'm strange Cause i wore a four-finger ring, and big gold chains Like i was mr. t from the a-team It was just a sign of me makin cream But the cars and jeeps