That Was Then

We used to make a killing, we used to be tight
 Used to keep it in a drop ceiling
 Round here, used to be wild at night (woo)
 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 (high)
 Used to hear them things peelin' off 'ery mo'fucking night (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 find my house?
 Flashlight in the mouth, gift horses get cavity 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 this 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're 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