Raised on Rewind

Saturday morning cereal bowl Cartoons blasting, volume on full Plastic toys in a Happy Meal bag Sidewalk chalk and a slap bracelets snap Riding bikes ‘til the streetlights blink Drinking from the hose by the garden shed Mixtapes made from the radio heads Finger on “record,” don’t let it go No Wi-Fi, just real life Knocking on friends doors like, “Yo get outside?” We were 90’s kids, raised on rewind Dial-up screams in a simpler time Before the world fit in our hands We had scraped-up knees and garage band jams Living loud, living wild Every photo slightly styled With a flash that caught our crooked grins Yeah, that’s where our story begins We were 90’s kids CD cases on the bedroom floor Posters taped to all our doors Flannel shirts and JNCO jeans MTV playing jams on the tv screen Blockbuster night, “Be kind, rewind” Late fees chasing your peace of mind Passing notes in a classroom seat Tamagotchis dying in defeat No filters, just disposable frames We knew every cheat code in the game We were 90’s kids, raised on rewind Dial-up tones like a battle cry Before likes and follows ruled We learned our lessons at the public pool Living fast, laughing loud Chasing storms, naming clouds Burned CDs for all our friends (Columbia house wants their penny by the way) Swore that summer wouldn’t end We were 90’s kids From boom boxes to Bluetooth waves From rollerblades to digital days We watched the future slowly bloom From living rooms to chatroom rooms And even now when I hear that sound Static and a modem dialing out It takes me back to the retro nights Glow-sticks and porch-light fights We were 90’s kids, raised on rewind Half analog and half online Old enough to remember when The world was wide and wonder-thin Still got that spark deep within Of paper maps and VHS clips Yeah, no matter where we’ve been We’re forever 90’s kids So here’s to scraped knees and Saturday spins And all the magic we carried in Press play again, let memories spin Long live the 90’s kids!