
Summer of ‘99
808 beat, girl crush, hip house, hip house, good vibe, dance house, funky house

Summer of ‘99
808 beat, girl crush, hip house, hip house, good vibe, dance house, funky house
Lyrics
(Intro – DJ scratchin’)
Yeah… uh…
Yo, turn that dial to 99, baby
This one’s for the memories…
Let’s gooo
(Verse 1)
Back in '99, we was wild, no map
Walkman bumpin’ that Slim Shady rap
Cargo shorts, fresh kicks, no cap
Sunset gold and a cherry Coke snap
Sneakin' out the crib like it’s mission impossible
Mom said "be safe", but we felt unstoppable
Climbed on the roof just to watch the stars
Talkin’ 'bout life, dreams, and fast cars
Flame-orange skies, hearts on fire
Skatepark legends, never tired
Yo, we lit up nights with nothin’ but time
And a spray paint tag sayin’ “Yours + Mine”
(Hook)
It was wild, it was reckless, we was feelin’ just right
In the back of the summer with the heat and the light
From the boombox beats to the fireflies’ shine
Can’t forget that vibe—Summer of ’99
Hands in the air, no worries, no fines
Just bikes, dreams, and late-night signs
We were kings, we were queens, in that teenage prime
Can’t rewind the clock, but I ride that line
Back to that wild, wild summer of '99
(Verse 2)
Had a crush on Jenny from the corner store
She wrote her number on my arm with a Sharpie, for sure
We'd hit the boardwalk, dancin' like fools
Blasting Backstreet Boys, breakin’ all the rules
Gameboys in hand, but we played for real
Truth or dare under Ferris wheel steel
Got grounded for a week, but it felt like fame
Cuz the night before, she whispered my name
MTV playin’ that “TRL” heat
Sunburnt shoulders, sand on our feet
Never needed money, just a good crew
And a dream that the summer would never be through
(Hook repeat)
It was wild, it was reckless, we was feelin’ just right
In the back of the summer with the heat and the light
From the boombox beats to the fireflies’ shine
Can’t forget that vibe—Summer of ’99
Hands in the air, no worries, no fines
Just bikes, dreams, and late-night signs
We were kings, we were queens, in that teenage prime
Can’t rewind the clock, but I ride that line
Back to that wild, wild summer of '99
(Outro – slowed beat)
Now it’s TikToks and streaming dreams,
But I still roll back to them old-school scenes…
When we lived like legends on borrowed time—
Forever stuck in that summer… of ninety-nine.
