[Verse 1]
I`ve often wondered how long it`s gonna take me
In this world until the good Lord shake me
And to the man I put up with mad sorrow
But I learned soon the sun still shines tomorrow
Sometimes bad thoughts they brought me down
Growin up hard livin` poor side of town
Cause where I was I wondered who will ever need me?
But now I know that much love flew freely
My momma my poppa both took care
No matter what I did I knew they would be there
Ball in the school yard puppy love crushes
Mischief in the nightime with intimate touches
Playin` with the females Christmas was cool
Didn`t have much but had enough fool
So here`s three cheers beers up and take a chug
Cause this one`s for all the past times I dug
[Chorus]
Even though most of all my life was bad
I reminisce on all the good times I had
Even though most of all my life was bad
I reminisce on all the good times I had
Even though most of all my life was bad
I reminisce on all the good times I had
So if you think all of your life was bad
Reminisce on all the good times you had
[Verse 2]
Well it was once upon a time in the seventies a baby boy bounces
Placed on this earth wayin` seven and some ounces
But that wasn`t all of the bouncin`
It was hard for mom to try to keep the proper housin`
Straight from Gardena before my sista Linda
Migrated to the East Side projects Maravilla
There I had my stroll on Rigin` Elementary
Moms a quarter century pop left us on empty
But that was nothin` new though packin up our shit so
We could make the move Cudahay was the zip code
Moms working fingers to the bone just to make ends meat
I was a latch key delinquent daily runnin` the street
And every time I look back I think of just anotha challenge
Holidays and birthdays grim still I managed
To key a smile making life fun
And how can I forget about the seasons in the sun?
So here`s three cheers beer up and take a chug
Cause this one`s for all the past times I dug
[Chorus]
