[Verse 1 - Ortiz] On hot days the hydrant kept me cool man Occasionally stole a snack from the stand Stepped in dog poop, no luck Then I hitch a ride on the back of an ice cream
Yep, how I grew up Had too to drink on my birthday and threw up The Yankees against the Indians, it's two up My TV too fuzzy, I can't tell who up Let my drag, too lazy to tie my show up The sole is all up, wish I had the new Chucks The elevator felt like a Reeked of old urine, and cheap I woke up one mornin', and to the corner See them candles, my boy Steve is a up in NY was just ill, but I look back and, I guess what made me real
- Samuel] I grew up in an apartment on the West to never feel right, always residin' on the outside I was made to up and be famous So I'm tryin' my best to shameless Can't take this, change of I'm sick to my stomach for no But I guess that's, part of the I guess what makes me real
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[Verse 2 - Woken up to car Coffee and nail salons I take a on the subway on my bicycle downtown Coney stoned I was afraid to The Cyclone Blackouts fade into lemonade And night serenades
[Verse 3 - Walkin' through the park at New York Times and bars I take a on the subway when my bicycle breaks down Nothin' ever the same old summer faces The days are so we hold on the feelin' just won't last
Late nights, early cigarattes in Coney Island The burnin' lights, golden summers Throwin' empty off the roof In the and thunder