Yo
This is the jam, know what I'm sayin?
About life and death
About livin' and dyin'
About losin' people that are real close to you
Know what I'm sayin?
Check it out... bus' it
C-section, snatched me out by the head
I glanced at the calendar and it read (whoo, heyy)
1971, the 13th of August
Denise gave birth to a dream (uhh)
A single mother all alone, and it hurts (yeah)
A bastard child, Pop Duke is in the dirt
Now near the bridge on a block called Vernon
When girls didn't know a damn thing about burnin'
Rememberin' the days of my youth
Bust my first nut on a project roof
Now I'm on my way to P.S. 111
Miss other tricks livin' in Ghetto Heaven (whooo weee)
That's when I first saw the face of death (yeah)
And none of the other brothers are left
Like my man Tay-ya from around the way
On the Stagecoach where we used to play
You couldn't tell me then we wouldn't live forever
Welcome back, now we got it all together (all together, baby)
Love is life and we live by the day
Peace to the brothers who passed away
To all my brothers who passed away
We love you to this day, you passed away
All my peoples passed away, you passed away
We love you to this day, you passed away
Check it out, bust a move
I try to maintain with the joy and pain
There's a lot to lose and a lot to gain
From beginning to end, again I intend
When I lost you, I lost my best friend (my friend)
You gave me a life and a home that was decent
But instead, I ended up in the precinct
A lost soul, I didn't understand
How precious life was until I was a man (I was a man)
I seen a lot of my friends die in the projects
Lost their lives over material objects (damn)
But you tried to save me from a young death
So I strive to my last breath
You was the start of my family tree
Gave birth to Junior, then came me (I love you)
Grand Groove, Grand Mother
Sister and my brother
Best friend to me, there can never be another (never be another)
'Cause I really need you today
Peace to the mothers who passed away
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Check it out, bust a move
We love you, Grand Groove, bust a move
Grand Groove, bust a move
We love you, Grand Groove, bust a move
To all my peoples that passed away
We love you to this day, you passed away
I understand you're goin' back to the essence
But I do miss your presence
Too busy tryna be slick and gettin' over
Back in the days I used to wish I was older
And I remember
And I remember
And I remember (yeah)
I used to sneak in the house with my eyes all red (uhhh)
Duck the blow that was aimed for my head (look out)
Runnin' the streets like a runaway slave (here I come)
I didn't know you was headin' for the grave (yeah)
Never miss a good friend until they're gone
As long as I'm alive, you're gonna live on and on
Who says your best friend has to be a brother?
A friend is someone who's always there for another (one who's there)
No more snakes in the grass when you're near
Grand Groove, I love you and I wish you were here
I still love you to this very day
One love, Grand Groove, you passed away
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To all my peoples that passed away
We love you to this day, you passed away
All my peoples passed away, you passed away
We love you to this day, you passed away
Check it out, bust a move
We love you, Grand Groove, bust a move
Grand Groove, bust a move
We love you, Grand Groove, bust a move