

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Streetlights flicker, we still runnin Mom said “home by nine,” we still comin Chain on the bike all squeak and slide Skinned-up knees but we still got pride Cut through yards, dogs bark, we laugh Pockets full of rocks like that’s cash Hit the corner store, split one bag of chips Talkin big dreams with Kool-Aid lips [Chorus] Back before the ringtone, we just yelled your name Knockin on the front door, “can you come and play?” Drank from the hose, wiped our face on our shirt Rode till the sun dropped, didn’t care ’bout dirt Back before the ringtone, we were hard to find You had to know my block, not just hit my line Pages in my head, not inside a phone Raised in that wild world, before the ringtone [Verse 2] Double-dutch ropes on the cracked-up ground Boom box thumpin that one tape down Pass the ball, “next game, I got five” Winner stay on, that’s real life pride Talk trash loud, then we’re cool in a sec Deep talks sittin on a busted front step We shared one slice, split four ways Didn’t need much, just long-ass days [Bridge] No screenshots, just stories we kept No online beef, just “say it with your chest” If you weren’t there, you don’t know that sound Of fifty kids runnin when the porch light’s loud (time to go!) [Chorus] Back before the ringtone, we just yelled your name Knockin on the front door, “can you come and play?” Drank from the hose, wiped our face on our shirt Rode till the sun dropped, didn’t care ’bout dirt Back before the ringtone, we were hard to find You had to know my block, not just hit my line Pages in my head, not inside a phone Raised in that wild world, before the ringtone
Tags
rap, Warm 90s boom-bap bounce with dusty drums, round bass, and chopped jazz piano. Male vocals laid-back but animated, verses tight and story-driven. Hook opens with stacked harmonies on the title line, DJ-style vocal chops tucked in the background. Subtle vinyl crackle and crowd noise for nostalgia, bridge drops to kick, bass, and finger snaps then snaps back into a big final chorus., hip hop
2:02
No
3/19/2026