Good Times

I've often wondered how long it's gonna take me
 In this world until the good Lord shake me
 And to the man I put up with mad sorrow
 But I learned soon the sun still shines tomorrow
 Sometimes bad thoughts they brought me down
 Growin up hard livin' poor side of town
 Cause where I was I wondered who will ever need me?
 My momma my poppa both took care
 But now I know that much love flew freely
 No matter what I did I knew they would be there
 Ball in the school yard puppy love crushes
 Mischief in the nightime with intimate touches
 Playin' with the females Christmas was cool
 Didn't have much but had enough fool
 So here's three cheers beers up and take a chug
 Cause this one's for all the past times I dug
 Even though most of all my life was bad
 I reminisce on all the good times I had
 Even though most of all my life was bad
 I reminisce on all the good times I had
 Even though most of all my life was bad
 I reminisce on all the good times I had
 So if you think all of your life was bad
 Reminisce on all the good times you had
 Well it was once upon a time in the seventies a baby boy bounces
 Placed on this earth wayin' seven and some ounces
 But that wasn't all of the bouncin'
 It was hard for mom to try to keep the proper housin'
 Straight from Gardena before my sista Linda
 Migrated to the East Side projects Maravilla
 There I had my stroll on Rigin' Elementary
 Moms a quarter century pop left us on empty
 But that was nothin' new though packin up our shit so
 We could make the move Cudahay was the zip code
 Moms working fingers to the bone just to make ends meat
 I was a latch key delinquent daily runnin' the street
 And every time I look back I think of just anotha challenge
 Holidays and birthdays grim still I managed
 To key a smile making life fun
 And how can I forget about the seasons in the sun?
 So here's three cheers beer up and take a chug
 Cause this one's for all the past times I dug
 Even though most of all my life was bad
 I reminisce on all the good times I had
 Even though most of all my life was bad
 I reminisce on all the good times I had
 Even though most of all my life was bad
 I reminisce on all the good times I had
 So if you think all of your life was bad
 Reminisce on all the good times you had