[Verse One]   I'd like to tell a story and it goes like this   Before I was makin money hand over fist   The mid-80's is what I'm talkin about   You will agree without a reasonable doubt   As I tell this tale, sittin on a pail   This is one you'll like when it's done   Only certain people know about Union Square   The Rooftop, Latin Quarter, cause I was there   Red Alert downtown, Brucie Bee uptown   Grandmaster Vic had a different sound   You had block parties, with free gifts   Mr. Magic and Marley gave radio a lift   You don't understand, but we do   That's why I'm tryin to explain it to you   So sit back and listen, to what I say   As I tell the story of this beautiful day      [Chorus: sampled]   "We'll go dancing in the dark" - HEY!   "Walking through the park, and reminiscing"   BREAK IT ON DOWN!      [Verse Two]   Before Versace and DKNY   There was a lot of clothes that was fly   Like Polo, Benetton, Coca-Cola and Osh Kosh   Guess jeans and others that's acid washed   D.C. wore K-Swiss and Sergio {?}Vertini   Girls wore tennis skirts, that was mini   Spot{?}, Ewings, {?}   New Balance, Fila, Nike and Elites   African clothes and medallions was worn   And when Rakim came out, knowledge was born   In the midst of it all, I almost forgot   There was a brother uptown makin his own spot   Makin Gucci, leather and suede tailor made   That had more flavor than mom's Kool-Aid   I'm gonna tell you, the name of this man   He goes by the name of the Dapper Dan      [Chorus]      [Verse Three]   See at this time, you might think I'm strange   Cause I wore a four-finger ring, and big gold chains   Like I was Mr. T from the A-Team   It was just a sign of me makin cream   But the cars and jeeps