EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 3 MIN

04-Not Forgot

from #StoriesAboutSongs · host RedefineHipHop

Not Forgotten Once upon a time, Carmen was a friend of mine She lived a few houses down, wasn’t hard to find I’d go down the block, we talk on the sidewalk About our school days, or new toys we just got See, this was 6th grade, young kids feeling free Fantasizing bout one day who we’ll be And who will be the one to make it feel complete And Carmen said she had a cousin I should meet Her name was Melanie, Carmen started telling me Some things about her cousin, effectively compelling me …I said I couldn’t wait, just let me know the date And we can spend some time together, leave the rest to fate And when the time came, it was like first sight I think I kissed her on the cheek on the first night We liked to hold hands, and go on long walks And talk about the future until time’s lost We used to get in trouble for getting back late The street lights were the enemy I used to HATE But our time was short, you lived so far away We had to wait for the next vacation day Hoped you came my way, so we could reconvene Had to settle for the phone calls in-between But that didn’t last, parents could protective We were still young, but felt so connected I put your name in a rhyme back in ’82 I really thought that our love was gonna make it through I always been a dreamer, I always cared deep I always had a soft spot for some mystique For 12 year old me, Melanie was god sent Been gone since, but I guarantee she’s not forgotten