Ol’ Crew

[Verse 1]
This is too much, praying for a mic to clutch
I used to sit up with my man Dave-O and smoke blunts
We were upstate New York, cold, thinking of a plan
To flip our lyrical skills, so we could make grands
Have thousands of fans, travel state to state
Up North, down South, but it all started at his house
Words left his mouth, then got the ultimate respect
I outstretched my arm and gave him a pound 'cause he caught wreck
And who was up next? In retrospect it was me
A short little fly nigga ready to emcee
I would kick a free or maybe something premeditated
Dave would get crazy hype and say I elevated
And that encouragement was my nourishment
I took his positive words to heart and kept flourishin'
And brother, I don't know where you are now
'Cause we haven't spoken for a while
And I'm without a number to dial
But every time I think about you, I smile
'nuff respect for helping me develop my style (Develop)

[Chorus]
Old crew, these are people you once knew
Everybody got a different goal to pursue
Don't forget your peoples no matter what you do
And this goes out to you, and you, and you, and you
Old crew, these are people you once knew
Everybody got a different goal to pursue
Don't forget your peoples no matter what you do
And this goes out to you, and you, and you, and you

[Verse 2]
I dropped outta college, now I'm in Long Island
Chillin' with a [bigga group?] of dreads, freestylin'
It was me, D-box, Dre, Biggum, Sha, Alpha
And Omega, dread powerful crew, 'nuff said
They taught me how to roll locks upon my head
Then they laid down the law and this is how it read
It say, "Grow, never to cut and, never separate 'em"
That's verbatim and to this day I've obeyed 'em
We pull our money together to get food and brew
Then sit in front the television, so we could boo
Commercialized rap acts and fuck the radio too
Niggers turn off that bullshit, pop in kung fu
Twist up to Buddah Bless, so we can express
Please keep the cypher moving, thirty seconds or less
These are times I'll never forget, I used to regret
But nowadays, we're not as tight as when we met
But things change, and people grow apart
But listen to my rhyme, and feel the love in my heart
'Cause I'm still standing, and my ears mad strong
Go to mrlif.com, and let me know what's going on

[Chorus]
Old crew, these are people you once knew
Everybody got a different goal to pursue
Don't forget your peoples no matter what you do
And this goes out to you, and you, and you, and you
Old crew, these are people you once knew
Everybody got a different goal to pursue
Don't forget your peoples no matter what you do
And this goes out to you, and you, and you, and you

[Verse 3]
Sometimes people part ways for good reasons
Their nature wasn't pleasing or some evident treason
Has made itself visible and rather than talking
Somebody turned their back and just started walking
Tears started welling up and pride held 'em back
When you look back, you realize that you lack tact
Of course, remorse can be a deadly force
When you realize how much you loved the things that you lost
Everything, including life, is temporary
So I hope that everybody in my life now knows how
Much I truly love 'em and this include my cousins
And my fans, so I plan to shake hands by the dozens
Moms and my pops, but excluding the cops
Barbershops and them lunatic niggas who bust shots
I'm devoted to y'all, to my physical rocks
I gotta stop (Gotta stop), yo, I'm just sharing my thoughts

[Chorus]
Old crew, these are people you once knew
Everybody got a different goal to pursue
Don't forget your peoples no matter what you do
And this goes out to you, and you, and you, and you
Old crew, these are people you once knew
Everybody got a different goal to pursue
Don't forget your peoples no matter what you do
And this goes out to you, and you, and you, and you