ladies and gentleman the preacher s son patti labelle is in the building let s celebrate have a basement party a barbeque how we used to do on the avenue have a family reunion man how i miss those days when the kids was kids no knives on the street when the ice cream man came around the way lord miss patti won t you help me sing lord knows how i miss those days dressing up for church on easter sunday doing the electric slide at every party oh if only you knew what i ve been through you would celebrate get up you would celebrate i came in this game through the back door i know labelle we were so much more we worked it and earned it god knows we deserved it keep on striving i know you ll make it let s celebrate have a basement party a barbeque how we used to do on the avenue have a family reunion man how i miss those days when the kids was kids no knives on the street when the ice cream man came around the way lord miss patti won t you help me sing lord knows how i miss those days dressing up for church on easter sunday get up doing the electric slide at every party oh if only you knew what i ve been through you would celebrate get up you would celebrate get up  i m gon box these niggas take home on a number one belt we gonna pop that thug oh no to celebrate the wealth see i m a take that hay and turn it into loot cause who ever god blessed no man can test who ever god blessed no man can test what goes up must surely come down yes so watch who you hurt on your way up cause they ll be laughing at you on your way down tell the judge we don t want incarceration cause we came for the celebration hey so let the women and the children eat first cause it s been so long since a celebration cassidy this cassidy let s celebrate i m selling weed and got hella cake and i still got the dog in my backyard it s hamburgers hot dogs in the back row on the grill we cooking it all up my mom got skills she hooking it all up man it feels like back in the days when cats wasn t clapping to k s and hood rats was acting they age clef and the rest of the game with me and me and miss labelle we rep the same city philly home of the blunts and the cheese steaks and i cannot be stopped like i need breaks let s celebrate have a basement party a barbeque how we used to do on the avenue have a family reunion man how i miss those days when the kids was kids no knives on the street when the ice cream man came around the way lord miss patti won t you help me sing lord knows how i miss those days dressing up for church on easter sunday doing the electric slide at every party oh if only you knew what i ve been through you would celebrate get up you would celebrate get up celebrate everything s gonna be ok how i miss those days you would celebrate everybody just celebrate how i miss those days