1992
Rejjie Snow feat. Loyle-Carner Lyrics

92 dreams, 92 kids, 92 queens
There were 92 people growing up in his hood with 92 distinct ambitions and perspectives

92 kings, 92 boys, 92 girls
In this world, there were also 92 leaders of men, 92 young men, and 92 young women

92 beats, a 92 world
There were 92 styles of producing music which affected and was affected by the same 92 people

Just a black niggar smoking my cigar
Rejjie Snow's race and the bad language used to describe himself signify that he's merely passing time by smoking his cigar

Puff, puff that′s that shit
He is deliberately stimulating the buzz created by the cigar smoke to relax temporarily

Was born in 92, She was 86, I mean 93
He was born in 1992 while she was born in 1986, mistaken to be =<6 months younger due to their close birth dates

She'd make a brother stiff
The girl was so beautiful that just talking to her made him nervous and stiff

Dark blue eyes, caramel lips
The girl has beautiful dark blue eyes, and skin color matched lips

Momma was a preacher, daddy kinda rich
Rejjie's mother followed preaching and his father being rich meant a higher frame of living

In the year of ′92, I mean '93
He was specifying that he was born in 1992 while there was a chance of his year of birth being mistaken for 1993

This little boy Rejjie, the birds and the bees
He had just discovered the concept of reproduction and genders as a toddler

Three was the age, N read it from the page
At 3 years old, he read his first word from a book page

Confusion occurred and daddy got rage
He isn't sure about what he saw or understood but one of his parents got angry at that moment

Back in '92, Dr. Dre came
1992 was when Dr. Dre became popular in Rejjie's household

The Chronic in my room, daddy would play
Dr. Dre's album 'The Chronic' would usually be played in his room by his father

I started making raps around ′98
Rejjie's interest in rapping started around 1998

When Big L died, the lord gives and takes away
Big L's death was significant to him, signifying that nobody understands the ways of God

The greatest of the greatest, the worst of the worst
People are either the best or the worst in everything they do

Uh uh, I, I
He is not in agreement with what is being discussed

Fall in love way too easily
He tends to fall in love too quickly without much consideration

Used to treat ′em nice
He used to act civilized and courteous to people he's involving with

And now I treat 'em like they′re treating me
He decided to treat others the same way they treat him without any consideration

But this isn't me eagerly
This is not how he genuinely wishes to behave

Cos I′d rather retreat up where the sweeter be
He'd rather retreat far away to where more delightful things reside

But if its unrequited
If the individuals he's fond of doesn't enjoy his company, this will happen

Then its right for me to flee the scene
That usually implies that he should leave the area or relationship if his presence annoys her

Like 96
Just like how he doesn't care if his father left at 96, he can disregard the person he's interested in

Seems my daddy might have dipped
His father could have left the household or died, but he's not sure which one it was

And that was it
There was no follow-up or effort made to seek more information regarding the situation

Me I was two
At that time, he was just 2 years old

So now I couldn't give a shit
Because there was no great attachment during his early life, he no longer cares or remembers the situation

But bettered few
A negative life experience can improve an individual distinctly

When the clever grew
When the smart or gifted people in his neighborhood grew up, they usually turned up good

Stepping out askew
There were a lot of individuals who didn't conform to society's standards and stood out from the crowd

He was bruising to prove the news
People who misbehaved on purpose were being the center of attention and causing a stir

Never show him up if iÍ did
If he behaved differently from others, he never received disrespect

I never wanted to
He never intentionally tried to attract attention and thus avoided negative comments

Tell the honest truth when he would ask me
He always answered honestly whenever he was asked a question

Silent sitting in car seats
He sat quietly inside his vehicle without speaking a word

While he′s hitting the palm trees
While his father was indulging in marijuana

I'm with him
He was present with him though not on great terms

And he be steady grinning
His father smiled constantly while smoking

The lights reflecting off his golf teeth are blurring my vision
The reflective teeth blindingly shined in the light, causing his vision to become blurry

But the wheels continue spinning
The vehicle continues to move regardless of what was going on inside

Playing the victim
His father constantly behaved like a victim to people who wouldn't listen to him

That was his position
This was the place his father adopted himself in the society he lived in

Hear him speaking some wisdom to women without any vision
His father assumed he was giving guidance to women but didn't have the foresight to do so

Mumma wishing
Rejjie's mother would wish things had turned out differently

Sat reminiscing
She remembered the past and thought about what could have been better

She couldn't kiss him
His father didn't deserve nor receive love from his wife

The truth is, he was still useless
After all, his father ended up being a liability to her and her son, and his absence wouldn't matter much