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Artist: Rittz
Album:  Last Call
Song:   Press Rewind
Typed by: Nickolye16@aol.com 

[Rittz]
Ya-uh-yeah...
I was just a kid from a small town west of Pennsylvania
'88 moved down to G-A
Overwhelmed by the change, I got treated like stranger
Cause I ain't fit in
Had a mullet gettin made fun of by the other kids
My brother wasn't in the same school to protect me
6th grade every day they would jump me in the gym
Finally got a couple friends
I was in and out of phases, into heavy metal for a stint
Then I started singin Boyz II Men
Playin Poison Clan, really I just wanna be like them
So I went and brought a gun, in the school to be cool
Wasn't real but it looked like one
It was chrome but this kid Trovon took it from me
Makin dudes take they shoes off, when he got caught
better say it ain't mine, he said he wouldn't tell
I was in the office when they rung the bell
I had to go to panel and probably get expelled
I knew I had to answer to my father, I was scared
He was known for raising hell
Hit me with an open hand or he whipped me with a belt but today was somethin else
Quiet on the ride home when we got into the house
I got swung into the shelf, gettin swung on, I was 12
Tryna, hide, my, face
Ditchin uppercuts from my dad's punches
Makin, my, nose, bleed
With my sister and her neighbor friend watchin
Momma, cry, but, she
knew it was one of many ass whoopings comin
I, re-ceived
Can't hit the back button

[Chorus: Rittz - singing]
As the pain rain down...
Best thing trapped inside...
Let the pain drain out...
Left the past behind...
But sometimes my mind, press rewind...

[Rittz]
'95 was the best year of my life, that's without a question
My brother was a senior and I was just a freshman
He would let me hang out with his friends and
life felt normal for once
But the happiness I had only lasted a second
Mom and Dad separated same year
so my brother moved away when we finally had our friendship
Made a lot of friends with kids in the same boat
No male role models for us to observe and be our guide
Dropped out of school, hit a learnin curve, relied
on each other tryna persevere in life
Insecurities are high
Feelin unloved searchin for a girl that can provide
She wanna take it further, I'm worried that I'ma blow my cover
cause I said I'm not a virgin and I lied
I finally fertilized, then she left me for another guy
But years flyin by, life is like a circus ride
We done did the worst, too much dirt to purify
Mom was workin nights, helicopters circlin outside
Lot of murders, lot of fights, lot of nights, heard the cries
from my mom's room, household with no one in control
Everything crumbled, I was young but now I'm grown
Suddenly my brother and my father comin home
And it's, so, un-real
When we're all together you could feel the tension
And it's, un-fair
Started fightin at my brother's college graduation
But it, goes, un-said
When you love each other ain't no conversation
Hated, all, those, years
Wishin I could erase 'em

[Chorus]