That Was Then

We used to make a killing
We used to be tight
Used to keep it in the drop ceiling
'Round here used to be wild at night
Used to live in that building
I used to love your wife
Used to lie naked looking at the ceiling
We used to get stupid high
Used to hear them things peelin' off every motherfuckin' night

That was then, this is now
That was then, this is now

A face for the crowd at the book signing
A rueful smile
We used to put the Dro' in vials
No doubt, that was then, this is now
I read it when it came out
I read it when it came out
How the devil always found my house
Flashlight in the mouth
Gift horses can't carry checks
Barricade the door before bed
Dreads, taped to papier-mâché head
Fred Hampton would be here today
Say it with a straight face (a straight face)
Laugh when he says it's Apartheid the other way
(Now you catching on)
Hung up your phone, spun up a cone

That was then, this is now, homes
That was then, now we grown
That was then, but it's been now all along
That was then, this is now
Now all along
That was then, this is now