| Since before my adolescence remembrance of you commence
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| Will never forget how you taught a scrub to catch and connect
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| With pitchin', we’d sit and watch the Mets and Yankees
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| As bad as I was, can’t remember if ya spanked me
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| While babysittin' this nigga, you became a father figure
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| Mowed the lawn with ya whenever, bourbon was your liquor
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| Who’d figure the strongest man I knew could have a bad ticker
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| And the last time we’d see each other was Christmas '95
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| Without ever havin' a chance to say goodbye
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| You left the summer of '96, the 1st of July
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| Now reside in peace, released from all the pressure and pain
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| Your grandson proclaim the name, Nelson forever reigns
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| Grand Groove, king of my crew
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| Grand Groove, I dedicate this to you
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| You moved from Queens to Tennessee when in my mid-teens
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| Later Atlanta, adopted Eileen when she was umpteen
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| Provided cream for your fam for years, retired
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| Now I understand what it is to be a man upon this planet
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| Took for granted the times you’d trip to NY on vacation
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| Thinkin' you’d be around for ever, probably neglected you
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| Unconsciously, the thought of me MCing made ya bug
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| Vividly at times imaging our last hug is bugged
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| Don’t seem to realize you ain’t comin' back, a routine check
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| How, while getting' dressed, did stress give you a heart attack?
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| Now reside in peace, released from all the pressure and pain
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| Your grandson proclaim the name, Nelson forever reigns
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| Grand Groove, king of my crew
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| Grand Groove, I dedicate this to you
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| We laughed for hours when you fell from off that bicycle
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| 'Til tears trickled down my face, memories never erased
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| Laced with wisdom reflect up on my upbringing
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| Remember, you never missed a day
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| My school had me singing «Forever in my heart»
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| Never forget how much I love you
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| Thinkin' of you I miss the times together where it’s better
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| You now reside in peace, released from all the pressure and pain
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| Your grandson proclaims the name, Nelson forever reigns
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| Grand Groove, king of my crew
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| Grand Groove, I dedicate this to you
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| Grand Groove, king of my crew
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| Grand Groove, I dedicate this to you |