[Verse 1] Half pipe High-tops Sunset fade Walkman hummin’ on a mixtape wave Had a crumpled little bag in my acid wash Looking over both shoulders at every crosswalk Back seat Fogged glass Cheap cologne Praying that the smoke don’t follow me home A neighbor at the curtain tryna catch us slip One wrong move and you’re losin’ your grip (yeah) [Chorus] It wasn’t this easy in the 80s Nah Hiding that haze in a shoebox drawer Paranoid hearts beating through the floor It wasn’t this easy in the 80s Nah Whispered plans on a payphone line Just to pass that peace around in time [Verse 2] Mall cops rollin’ through the parking lot We’d duck down low when they hit that spot Schoolyard rumors ‘bout a friend of a friend Who got dragged downtown Never saw him again Parents on the couch with the late-night scare Talk show tales ‘bout a wasted youth somewhere We just wanted one puff by the VCR glow But every little cloud felt like a federal show (oh) [Chorus] It wasn’t this easy in the 80s Nah Seeds in the bag and the stems all tore Smelled like trouble when you cracked that door It wasn’t this easy in the 80s Nah Rolling that risk in a bathroom stall Trying not to cough Trying not to fall [Bridge] Now we spark on the porch Broad daylight Laugh about the days when it didn’t feel right All that fear in a tiny jar Just kids reaching for a distant star (hey) [Chorus] It wasn’t this easy in the 80s Nah Brown paper wrap from a stranger’s car Every little drag felt way too far It wasn’t this easy in the 80s Nah Now we bless that younger mind For holding on till a kinder time
