Contains samples from:
James Brown's "Down And Out In New York City"
Beastie Boys "the new style" &
Clive Barker's film "Nightbreed"
lyrics
I was born in downtown Brampton,
On a Monday, in the morning,
It was pouring, rain like cats and dogs,
before 10am, i emerged from the fog
January 15, 1-9-7-3
I opened my eyes and Coleman Francis died.
Meanwhile in Vietnam nam, the wars going strong,
with progress in elevation of peace negotiations/
Dick Nixon in traction, the troops subtracting,
he announces the suspension of offensive action
But back in the hospital, peel memorial,
memories were made that were just as historical,
the doc was cutting my umbilical cord,
4 watergate burglars up in federal court,
They all pled guilty, there was never a doubt,
and now they're headed down a hole
while from a hole I headed out/
"Here's a dime boy, gimme a shine boy,
When you're down & out" X 2
I was raised in bramalea,
the lower east side, on the cheap side
I wouldn't eat right, a little picky kid,
Hiding my meat pie, a little tricky kid,
I couldn't sleep right, because I was terrified
when I didn't see light, my bedroom came alive,
When I saw the streetlights,
I knew I had to come inside,
reached into a new house, right around the age of 5/
My first day on the street, 2 brothers befriended me,
the same day I made myself my first enemy,
Stuck in the gut with some gardening accessory ,
try to put shit behind, but I got elephant memory,
Was always scheming ways to make quick chips,
sellin lemonade to the neighbourhood kids,
Like a young black Caesar with his shine box,
but I won't get blind and find me lying in a pine box/
"Here's a dime boy, gimme a shine boy,
When you're down & out" X 2
I grew up all over peel region,
with an allegiance, to the legions,
Of the cretins, and Demon seeds that I rolled with,
The ones that I stole with,
the ones I smoked dope with,
The ones who drank whole fifths,
and never ever even got sick,
the ones who used to throw fists
and watch you stumbled home pissed,
The ones who yelled "yo bitch!"
Trying to get their dicks licked,
The ones smart enough to not poke or sniff bullshit/
Always used to rock blots, & microdots,
Feeling like jason and the argonauts,
Never got caught even though I did a lot,
but now my thoughts don't stop so I gots to drop,
Been down since I was out,
but when I'm out I'm never down,
I just pick up the phone like I was king of the town,
Used to be a shy boy, grew into a fly boy,
now you here me singing:
"here's a dime give me a shine boy"/
"Here's a dime boy, gimme a shine boy,
When you're down & out" X 2
credits
from 73',
released December 12, 2012
Kabal (K.Theodoropolus)
(J.Brown)
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