I was just a little girl. Skinny legs a press and curl. My mother always thought I'd be a star. But way before my record deal. The streets that nurtured Lauryn Hill. Made sure that I'd never go too far. Every ghetto every city and suburban place I've been. Make me recall my days in the New Jerusalem. Story starts at Hootaville grew up next to Ivy Hill. When kids were stealing quartervilles for fun. "Kill the guy" in Carter park. Rode a Mongoose 'til it's dark. Watching kids show off the stolen ones. Every ghetto every city and suburban place I've been. Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem. You know it's hot don't forget what you've got. Looking back. Looking back looking back looking back. You know it's hot don't forget what you've got. Looking back. Lookin back Lookin back Lookin back. A bag of Bontons twenty cents and a nickel. Springfield Ave. had the best popsicles. Saturday morning cartoons and Kung-Fu (wa ta!). Main street roots tonic with the dreds. A beef patty and some coco bread. Move the patch from my Lees to the tongue of my shoe. 'Member Frelng-Huysen used to have the bomb leather. Back when Doug Fresh and Slick Rick were together. Looking at the crew we thought we'd all live forever. You know it's hot don't forget what you've got. Looking back. Lookin back Lookin back Lookin back. You know it's hot don't forget what you've got. Looking back. Lookin back Lookin back Lookin back. Drill teams on Munn street. Remember when Hawthorne and Chancellor had beef. Moving Records was on Central Ave.. I was there at dancing school. South Orange Ave. at Borlin pool. Unaware of what we didn't have. Writing my friends' names on my jeans with a marker. July 4th races outside of Parker. Fireworks at Martin stadium. The Untouchable P.S.P. where all them crazy nigga be. And car thieves got away through Irvington. Hillside brings beef with the cops. Self-Destruction record drops. And everybody's name was Muslim. (Children grow and women produce and). Sensations and '88 attracted kids from out-of-state. And everybody used to do the wop. Jack JackJack ya body. Nah the Biz Mark used to amp up the party. I wish those days they didn't stop. Every ghetto every city and suburban place I've been. Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem. You know it's hot don't forget what you've got. Looking back. Welcome back welcome back welcome back. You know it's hot don't forget what you've got. Looking back. Lookin back Lookin back Lookin back. Lookin backLookin backLookin back. (To end)