Story Behind The Song
We have a circle highway in Cincinnati called I-275. We have a friend who has never been outside the 275 loop until his mother passed away. That triggered the song that you are hearing now
Song Description
Just pointing out some things about life in Cincinnati. Everyone is so quick to brag about their cities. We wanted to "rememeber" our city in a positive but not arrogant way.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
R & B - Soul, R & B - Classic |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, Delightful |
Subject |
Home, History, Past |
| Similar Artists |
Usher, Babyface |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Verse 1
I lived in cincinnati for a long time/I used to live on the streets of liberty and vine/ summertime leblond boys club eveyday/ we caught the bus me and my cousins picked us up from the faye/ selling shopping bags out on findlay market/ just to get a bag of grippos don't get me started/ and it's just a short ride down 75/ Union terminal during christmas was always live yeah...
Bridge:
I think of all of the things that we did
back in the day when we was all little kids
I think of all of the rules that we broke
and the words to the songs that we wrote
Hook
I don't really think about places I don't know
I don't really care about where other people go
If I have to live here for the rest of my life
I'll be happy here inside 275
Verse 2
Now let's move a little forward in time
Back to the days when we went to Mt. Healthy High
Run DMC and Whodini at the coliseum
you had to stack up all of yo cheese just to go out and see 'em
Jazz festival night at the square it was a family reunion down there
my curfew was 12 that ain't fair but we stayed out all night we didn't care
I make my way back and forth across the bridge
I used to hang with my boys in pleasant ridge
I don't need to get what's on the tv
cause where we live has everything i need
Hook
I don't really think about places I don't know
I don't really care about where other people go
If I have to live here for the rest of my life
I'll be happy here inside 275
Deanna Dukes:
I used to wear my biker shorts wth the stripes on the side
K Swiss and Coca Cola I was so fly
Listen to LL's around the wau girl
I had a cut like MC Lyte but I had a curl
sunday afternoons at Eden Park was so thick
I used to hang out at primetime with my big sis
Even though I wasn't old enough to get in
I made it inside before 10
Bridge:
I used to jump double dutch on the block
in jelly shoes summetime it was hot
golden skates at christmas eve it was live
for swifton commons after school i catch a ride
Hook (Deanna and Mikos)
I don't really think about places I don't know
I don't really care about where other people go
If I have to live here for the rest of my life
I'll be happy here inside 275
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