Renaissance Garments
Armand Hammer Lyrics

2 for $20 denims at the Busy Bee Massapequa This was 93 Ill take the mustard and the hunter green
In 1993, at the Busy Bee in Massapequa, I bought two pairs of denim pants for 20 dollars. I chose them in mustard and hunter green colors.

Surplus fatigues and klan conehead hoodies little "C" patches on the chest and sleeve Cleaned and pressed Steamed starched with creases check never forever fresh
I wore clothes bought from surplus shops and thrift stores, including hoodies with little 'C' patches or white supremacist conehead hoodies that were cleaned and pressed to perfection, but no matter how much I cared for them they could never look forever fresh.

fall and spring School shopping Money stretch U dont work u dont eat Kids Odd jobs raking leaves Some friends would graduate to theft
During fall and spring, I had to shop for school, but money was tight, so I worked odd jobs like raking leaves, because if I didn't work, I couldn't eat. Some of my friends would eventually resort to stealing.

Herringbone gold drape they neck I would beg for J's (jordans) and reebok pumps Turn the page Eastbay catalog Highlight fly shit every month Air mowab Jansport backpack hella colorful tags
While some people wore fancy gold necklaces, I begged for Jordans and Reebok pumps. I eagerly awaited the arrival of the Eastbay catalog each month, highlighting the coolest shoes and checking out other fly products like the Air Mowab and buying colorful Jansport backpacks.

Most my gear second hand passed in pathmark shopping bags Off brand Tommy hilnigga Guess crewnecks bondooloo leather logos Long face rebeca lobo Coulda had a polo shirt Bo knows
Most of my clothes were second-hand and passed down in Pathmark shopping bags. I couldn't afford name-brand clothes like Tommy Hilfiger or Guess, so I wore off-brand versions like 'Tommy Hilnigga'. Instead of getting a Polo shirt, I chose a 'Bo Knows' shirt. I saw other people wearing stylish clothes like Rebecca Lobo's long face, but I couldn't afford them.

Splashing cool water on borrowed claiborne Oxblood chukka tryna be that fly mufucka Aint what u want baby Its what u need baby Aint what you want baby Its what you neeeeeed
I tried to be cool by splashing borrowed Claiborne cologne on myself and wearing Oxblood chukka boots. It's not about what you want, it's about what you need.

Just come see me Satisfaction guaranteed darling
Come see me and I guarantee you'll be satisfied.

(Woods) window shopping Merry-Go-Round to Chess King Knowing damn well you can't buy a thing A peasant/ Wandering int he Valley of Kings thorough niggas fly through on Avirex wings post-up, pick and roll like basketball teams Charlotte Hornets warmups Carhart jeans/ Butterscotch Tims admire the attire aspire with your friends wait for bus silent Thinking how the fuck to get ends
I window-shopped from Merry-Go-Round to Chess King and felt like a peasant wandering through a valley of royalty. Thorough guys dressed in Avirex clothes would come through like basketball players doing pick and roll moves. I admired their clothes and wished I could afford them like Charlotte Hornets warmups and Carhart jeans, and especially coveting Butterscotch Tims. I waited for the bus in silence, thinking about how to make more money.

Eddie Bauer Ralph Lauren dye packets on the Starter jackets Hardaways and the black Shaq's Kid Imagining holding talisman shine halogen lime skin New Balance the girls gather in gassed like paraffin caught the vapors in zig zag papers trying to be men dreading weekends in Marshall's dressing room thin skinned in Russell Athletic acid washed Levis Mom dont get it and if you said it out loud sound pretty pathetic
I dreamed of owning expensive clothes like Eddie Bauer and Ralph Lauren, but I had to dye packets on my Starter jackets to make them look cool. I couldn't afford Hardaway or black Shaq shoes, so I imagined myself holding a lucky charm and wearing lime green New Balance shoes to impress girls, even trying to act like a grown-up and smoking zig zag papers. I dreaded shopping at Marshall's and being thin-skinned while wearing Russell Athletic clothes and acid-washed Levi's, but my mom didn't understand how important it was to fit in, and it sounds pathetic when you say it out loud.