Old School Love
Ed Sheeran ft. Lupe Fiasco Lyrics

Give me that old school love right now
I want to experience the kind of love that was popular in the past, right at this moment.

You know that only you and me alone
We are the only ones that matter in this relationship.

As long as I'm here
While I'm still around

As long as you love me
As long as you continue to have feelings for me

Give me that late 80's early 90's old school
I want to experience the kind of love that was popular in the late 80s and early 90s.

Feeling like my second album, so cool
I feel just as cool as I did when I released my second album.

Chiraq summer looking so cruel
Summer in Chicago is harsh and unforgiving.

Look shorty in the eye, told me it was no rules
I made eye contact with a young girl and she told me there are no set rules for love.

Went to speak but was like never mind
I was going to say something, but then changed my mind.

Let my mind just sneak back to a better time
I let my mind wander back to a time when things were better.

When I was his age and if he's ever mine
When I was young, and if I had someone who loved me.

Thinking he would only think back to this and never find
I think he will only remember this moment and never find anything better.

Better times to think back to when it comes
There are better times to look back on when it comes to love.

And he's older in the presence of somebody young
As he grows older and is around younger people.

Telling him the same things that he told me
Teaching him the same things I learned about love.

And he reacts the same way as that O.G.
And he responds the same way an older generation would.

But it's old school, it's like '03
It's old-fashioned, like the year 2003.

And this old man is my old me
This old man is who I used to be.

Takes a long time to happen so fast
It takes a long time for things to happen, but it feels like it happened quickly.

To realize that your future is somebody else's past, what's up
To come to the understanding that your future will eventually become someone else's past.

Analog black vinyl spinning sounding so good
Listening to old-fashioned black vinyl records sounds great and nostalgic.

Top down, can't be a classic if it's no wood
If a car doesn't have wood paneling, it can't be considered a classic.

If you don't know what, then you new school
If you don't understand something, it's because you're part of the new generation.

Floor model is the foundation for your YouTubes
Old-style televisions are the basis for modern-day YouTube videos.

Model flows off of Fat Boys and Juice Crews
Modern music takes inspiration from old-school artists like Fat Boys and Juice Crews.

Melle Mel's, Ice-T's, and the 2 Cools
Old-school artists like Melle Mel, Ice-T, and 2 Cools.

Add a Moe Dee and a Double L
Add artists like Moe Dee and Double L to the mix.

Had to walk cause it's hard to run in those unbuckled shells
I had to walk because it's difficult to run in loose-fitting shoes.

One microphone and a couple 12s
We only had one microphone and a couple of 12-inch speakers.

Six drum sounds and a couple bells
We only needed six drum sounds and a couple of bells to make music.

Is all you had to make a couple rails
That was all we needed to create a great track.

And that's a track, and if you want it (Eh)
And that's how you make a great song, and you can do it too if you want.

You have to make it like that
You have to put effort and creativity into making music.

Now what's one turtle to a couple snails?
What's the difference between one slow creature and a couple of slow creatures?

Takes a long time to happen so fast
It takes a while for things to happen, but it feels like it happened quickly.

And realize your future is somebody else's past, what's up
You will eventually realize that what you once thought was your future has already become someone else's past.

How can I reel-to-reel when there's Pro Tool?
How can I make music with old reel-to-reel equipment when there are better tools available?

I can't dig it at all because there's no tube
I can't enjoy it because there's no warm, analog tube sound.

Fire when you speak but ain't no warmth in your vocals
You have a lot of passion when you speak, but there's no warmth or emotion in your voice.

Might have been a better rhyme then just never mind
I should have come up with a better rhyme instead of just disregarding the idea.

If it's better with time then think in line
If things become better with time, we should think of ideas along that same timeline.

That you're going to be your nicest 'round your midlife crisis
Your peak years may coincide with the time of your midlife crisis.

If your life like Christ live your midlife like it's Christ-like
If you live a life like Jesus, you should live your midlife like Jesus would.

But nigga' I ain't psychic
But I'm not psychic or able to predict the future.

I know it's all a cycle and everybody bike it
I'm aware that life is a cycle and everyone is just living it the best they can.

And France is enormous you're Lance with endorsements
It's a big country, and you have many endorsements like the cyclist Lance Armstrong.

But you might need a hand to enhance your performance
You might need some help to improve your performance.

Consider this a kilogram of encouragement
Think of this as a lot of encouragement.

Teach you how to sneak it past the enforcement
I'll teach you how to get around the laws and regulations.

And when you get it through in a manner so cool
When you do break the rules, do it in a smooth and confident way.

Remember to give a little nod to the old school, what's up
Remember to acknowledge and respect the old school ways of doing things.