Intro
Yeah…
Uh… this song for everybody who had to blow in Nintendo cartridges to make life work.
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Verse 1
I grew up in the 90’s, man the drip was tragic
Velcro shoes, bowl cut, feeling fantastic
Saturday morning like a cartoon addict
Watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles eating cereal that was 90% sugar, that’s math kid
Mom yelling “Go outside!” I’m like “fine whatever”
Hop on my bike like I’m training for the Tour de Never
Neighborhood squad like a low-budget Avengers
Only superpower was climbing fences
Pocket full of toys like a walking Toys “R” Us
Got a tiny dungeon from Mighty Max man that thing was nuts
Meanwhile Jimmy had the bigger stuff
Like “bro how your parents got dinosaur money?” bruh
Watching Jurassic Park like “dinosaurs real?”
Then I went outside checking bushes for a velociraptor reveal
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Hook
Back in the 90’s we were living too raw
No phone, no apps, just a Game Boy and awe
If you wanted your friend you’d knock on the door
Now we texting like “you alive?” and that’s rapport
Back in the 90’s life felt elite
Quarter in the arcade like a king on the street
Didn’t know it then but I’m telling you please
We peaked as a species in the 90’s
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Verse 2
Schoolyard hustler with a binder of cards
Trying to trade up to Charizard like I’m playing the stock market hard
“Bro I’ll give you two commons and a holographic sneeze”
Man that deal was worse than NFTs
Dial-up internet sounding possessed
Like the modem screaming during an exorcist test
Mom picked up the phone and the connection died
I’m yelling “MOM I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH AOL GUY!”
Baggy jeans so wide they creating a breeze
Walking through the hallway like portable parachutes please
Listening to Eminem when he first blew up
My mom like “turn it off,” I’m like “nah this dude’s nuts”
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Bridge
Friday night mission, family expedition
Pulling up to Blockbuster like it’s a sacred tradition
If the movie was gone you’d panic and cry
Like “WHO DIDN’T REWIND THIS? SOMEONE SHOULD DIE”
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Verse 3
Played Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater like my career depended
Grinding rails virtually, real life suspended
Tried the same trick outside once…
Let’s just say my knees and gravity got acquainted
Streetlights came on, that was curfew time
Every kid teleporting home like it’s bedtime prime
No GPS, just vibes and instinct
And every backyard had a ramp we’d invent
Now we older scrolling memes all day
Back then we’d throw a stick and just… play
Honestly that sounds insane when I say it
But we really entertained ourselves with a stick and were okay with it
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Outro
Yeah…
Back when the internet made noises like a dying robot…
And the best notification was your friend yelling your name outside.
“JAMES! YOU COMING OUT?”
That was the original push notification.
CassetteHead
