Back in the 90’s (Pick It Up)

Intro (Horns hit, upbeat guitar upstrokes)

Hey! Hey!

Pick it up! Pick it up!

Yeah we’re goin’ back now—

Back to the 90’s!

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Verse 1

Woke up Saturday morning, sun through the blinds

Cartoons on TV, man those were the times

Grab my bike, hit the street, meet the crew down the block

No phones, no texts, just a knock-knock-knock

Nintendo humming with the power light glow

GoldenEye battles till it’s time to go

Street hockey nets and scraped up knees

Man, growing up was easy as can be

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Pre-Chorus

No timelines, no feeds, no scrolling all day

Just friends in the street and a game to play

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Chorus

Ohhh take me back to the 90’s tonight

Where the music was loud and the future was bright

MTV playing videos all night long

And the whole world sang the same damn song

Pick it up, pick it up, don’t let it fade away

Blockbuster movies on a Friday

We were young, we were wild, everything felt right

Take me back to the 90’s tonight

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Verse 2

TGIF on ABC every Friday night

“Full House,” “Boy Meets World,” everything felt right

Saved up change just to rent a game

From Blockbuster shelves with the plastic name

PlayStation boot sound shaking the room

Tony Hawk grinding under the moon

Back when arcades were still alive

And the mall was the place where the kids would thrive

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Pre-Chorus

No politics fights on every screen

Just pizza, friends, and a pair of blue jeans

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Chorus

Ohhh take me back to the 90’s tonight

Where the music was loud and the future was bright

MTV playing videos all night long

And the whole world sang the same damn song

Pick it up, pick it up, don’t let it fade away

Late night Taco Bell after a show or a game

We were young, we were wild, everything felt right

Take me back to the 90’s tonight

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Bridge (Breakdown ska style)

Remember cassette tapes and rewinding the track

Dial-up screaming when the internet cracked

Summer nights and the stars overhead

Dreaming big with the road up ahead

No worries about the world going mad

Just living every moment we had

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Final Chorus (Big horns)

Ohhh take me back to the 90’s tonight

When the days felt endless and the dreams took flight

From Mario jumps to the silver screen

Jurassic Park and the Teenage Mutant scene

Pick it up, pick it up, let the memories play

Those were the nights that won’t fade away

We were kids, we were kings under neon lights

Take me back to the 90’s tonight

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Outro (Horns and chant)

Pick it up! Pick it up!

Back to the 90’s!

Pick it up! Pick it up!

Best days ever!

Pick it up! Pick it up!

Back to the 90’s!

Pick it up! Pick it up!

Best days ever!

Pick it up! Pick it up!

Back to the 90’s!

Pick it up! Pick it up!

Best days ever!