Yesterday

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I can see it all just as clear as day, it's like yesterday Me and my homies playin' hoopball on milk crates We had fresh fades, listenin' to Daddy Kane We're on the block gang bendin' classes yesterday But now I'm stressed today, my friends got took away Some of them locked, but most of them ain't here today Though we never separate all I got is memories A few flicks that reflects some better days I can hear my mama say don't rush to get grown But she couldn't answer why my niggas died and they're gone So now I ride through the blocks that we've been through See the young niggas into things we was into Circlin' the hood, see my life through a window Seems like that I can feel their spirits when the wind blows All my niggas is gone, so I'm here pourin' liquor out for 'em It's not just a song [Chorus: Sample] I know I can't bring back yesterday [Verse 2] Dear God, is my niggas with you? Then please bless 'em for me If Curtis is there, give him a message for me Let him know we ain't forgive him and we're missing him And 'til this day I remember bein' on Clifton with him We was just kids livin' ghetto life Ridin' up and down the block on our pedal bikes The day you died, I swear I couldn't sleep at night I had to tell myself that you was just sleep, aight? This is for the friends that I ever had Every argument and fight that we ever had The times we ain't speak and I got you mad I apologize now, I never got the chance May the Lord grant you wings, homie 'Cause in my dreams I can hear y'all speak to me Starin' at the names on the wall Wonderin' when I'ma be a name on the wall, I miss y'all all [Chorus: Sample] I know I can't bring back yesterday [Verse 3] Even though y'all gone, life moves on, my niggas I'm doin' music, puttin' life in songs, my niggas Your boy is poppin', so you know it's on, my niggas I just signed to Sylvia alone, my niggas Damn, wishin' y'all can see me now I took a life story, put it on CD now I'm on video, radio and TV now Who'd think that this would ever be me now I was caught up in the thug shit, influenced by the drug shit Every time I look, my niggas dyin' over dumb shit Lord, don't let the devil take all us Please tell me that you got a place for all us Reminiscin', wishin' I could live life backwards Don't wanna look inside another one of them caskets I'm up nights cryin', just me and my Henny bottle Wishin' I can make it past tomorrow, damn [Chorus: Sample] I know I can't bring back yesterday