It’s the 80s and 90s For Me

 

When Michael Thrilled us

 with Billy Jean, we all

 wanted our MTV.

We danced in the Purple

 Rain with Prince.

Nancy told us to say no

 to drugs,

while her husband told

 Gorbachev, to tear down

 that wall.

Inflation

Iran Contra

Taxation

We were the children of

 the 80s.

We wanted to Rule the

 World with Tears for

 Fears,

as Madonna sang Papa

 Don’t Preach.

We were The Breakfast

 Club,

ditching school to see

 the latest Brat Pack film.

We were the beginning of

 Hip Hop, Pretty Boys

 Rock -n-Roll, and House

 music.

We were the generation

 of shoulder pads, big

 hair, break dancing, and

 Karl Kani.

We stayed In Control with

 Janet, we would Fight

 the Power with Public

 Enemy,

Ushered in the new era of

 Black is back as we did

 the Right Thing with

 Spike Lee.

We mourned for Ricky

 with Dough Boy in Boyz

 N the Hood and we

 reveled in our School

 Daze.

Yes sir, we were gliding

 into the 90s with Bill

 Clinton and a surplus in

 our pockets.

Monica got on her knees,

 and told the whole world,

 and the 3 strikes rule

 was

in effect.

It was a black thing, with

 Martin and Gina.

 We were Living Single in

 our Different World,

 while hanging out

with Moesha and our Girl

 Friends.

Black was Black.

Soul was Soul.

And we all wanted to be

 Nina Mosely with

 Darius Lovehall as our

 man!

We could stand the Rain

 with New Edition,

make it our Prerogative

 with Bobby Brown,

as we got our Grove Back

 with Stella.

Yeah, it’s the 80s and 90s

 for me!

LDW