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Memories Back Then

Kendrick Lamar

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Memories Back Then

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[Chorus]When the lights go outAnd I'm in my bedI think of all the madness in my head(Oh~) All of the things that I did back then(Oh~) When I'm in my bedI think of all the memories I've had(Oh~) All of the things that I did back then[Verse 2]She would always turn heads when she'd fall throughShe would always make moves how a boss doAnd she never gave any nxxxx time of dayBut she the chick all the nxxxxx tried to talk toBut when it came to me, she had a thing for meWhen we kicked it she roll up the weed for meAnd we'd both cut class post up in the cut steadyWatchin' just to see if the police comin'We got close over time, her and IRight around the time that I first got signedCome to think about it I was 'bout 17I ain't even have a license, couldn't even driveI was goin' back and forth with each flightAnother show after show, each nightShe became so suspicious of these other bxxxxShe'd go through my phone and we'd fightTalk about torn between the twoWasn't really much more that we could doWasn't really much space for usBut she stayed down with every tour she seen me doBut I guess one night I had a fewHuh, one night I had a fewYeah, this little chick that caught my eyeI told her: "Hurry up, meet me at the room!"And no, I didn't have a contraceptiveWhat my common sense neglectedAnd two months later, next thing I knowI got a text that said "I'm pregnant"And you can almost bet she kept itAnd that's the reason why you left meOn top of all that, it wasn't even mineI went and got paternity tested—dxxx![Chorus]When the lights go out[Verse 3]Wait, hol' up, is that you?With them big ol' thighs after school?Jay 305 had gave me high fiveWhen I said I’m in hot pursuitYou said I won’t ride until Kendrick driveA new Monte Carlo that cruiseAnd that shot my pride, I tried to improvBut no freestyle I never doYou lookin' for the nxxxx with the tallest 'fettiYou overlookin' every nxxxx that ain’t quite readyTo make it rain on you like I'm about to break a leveeHol' up, that pxxxy pettyYeah, your nails did, your hair didYour cell phone is selfishIt only got numbers that come with a HummerHer new prima donna I smelt itTried to make you mine, ho!Tried to make some time, ho!But I ain’t got the time or the patienceTo stop and wait in line, ho!Her dreams holds VersaceShe fall for ArmaniOnly deal with rich nxxxxx—fxxx you and Mick Romney!I’m grown now, I’m on my own nowI’m po-o-o-oppin'Change my phone now when I get home nowI got o-o-o-optionsFast forward, wait, is that you?With them big ol' thighs after school?And your three kids and three baby daddiesSame car note that’s overdue? I know[Chorus]When the lights go out
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