I say my prayers mornin' just like orange juice I crack the crinkles out my body till I'm loose I strap my sneakers on my feet like they was boots They fit my feet like Cinderella when I'm hoops
Why oh why do memories keep me? it makes me wanna grab my shit and flee Sometimes I wanna my brains to put my life at ease But I ain't clockin' out I gotta see the seas
Please, seven's a lucky number for me That was the age when I discovered how good ballin' be Up every mornin' with the birdies doin' little Go to my left go to my developin' mad skills
How could a for this game bring so much sadness I played with brothas with so much But now they gone I sing a pop a three From the top of the key in memory
Why, oh, why do memories be me? it makes me wanna grab my shit and flee Even in seasons when another color sport I be memorizin' lines out on the basketball court singin'
Why, oh why do be chasin' me? Sometimes it makes me wanna grab my and flee Even in when it's another color sport I be rememberin' my partners on the court
Do you remember runnin' the in September? Me and my homies be down for Would along and try to send us to the showers From the that we'd been dominatin' there for hours
All day to be more east to west From Atlantic to Pacific fools would come To get down and try to take our But we would hold our ground and we would back down
Old timers, new timers would get in line And a seat there and try to prepare But oh, no, there was no chance when we was in the We was alone at the top, we had hops, we got
And when we needed to we chops the court with your game like we was usin' mops What ever happened to the Super in the park I reminisce shootin' solitary after dark
Why, oh, why do memories be me? Sometimes it makes me grab my shit and flee Even in when it's another color sport I still be memorizin' lines out on the basketball singin'
Why, oh why do be chasin' me? Sometimes it makes me wanna grab my and flee Even in seasons when another color sport I be rememberin' my partners on the basketball
Why, oh, Why, oh,
C came fresh from out of town And he had handles and McDonald's he could clown ya Dribblin' bounces between drinkin' forty ounces Knock ya on your heels and do circles like he was Neal
But oh no, the liquor got to his head and he said "I think I placed some stupid bets" He hit me up for cash, there was a car crash A splash and then the made a mad dash
Rob, oh, Rob his life was like a roller coaster But on the he looked like a Dr. J. Poster Flyin' high with an blowin' in the wind Windex, index finger rolls off the glass
Then swish through the net a Corvette with a triple pirouette But off the court he had a few temptations No moderations by 24 he had 3 Last check crack
So many brothers gone from this dimension And none of who got hurt receive a pension Give a bup, bup, to those locked up in too many dimension And we say, "One more time, one time"
Why, oh, why do be chasin' me? Sometimes it makes me wanna my shit and flee Even in seasons when it's another color I still be memorizin' out on the basketball court singin'
Why, oh why do memories be me? Sometimes it me wanna grab my shit and flee Even in seasons when another color sport I be rememberin' my partners on the basketball