He said goodbye to the canon ballWhen Curtis Jackson was yet to crawlHe had a photo of a Gran TorinoFrom Ohio to the wallHe got deeper into the soundWhen the big debate was WatergateMy Lina and my brotha made it clear like makin' loveHe remembers the boogie boy down the houseThe DJ's turnin' out in 1975He surrenders this total incomplete down to his dancing feetAnd he gave it up for love, and he gave it up for loveHe gave it up for loveHe gave it up for loveHe gave it up for loveSent in a plane with the wings on fireAnd when the world came his heart desireHe met a girl freckles on her faceThey found a place for the summerThis was a time of space and rhapsodyHis hair was long lord knows the sound was funkyHerby and Stevie held the keys to his fantasyHe remembers the boogie boy down the houseThe DJ's turnin' out in 1975He surrenders this total incomplete down to his dancin' feetAnd he gave it up for loveIt wasn't gravity that kept him there, ummBut the music and the magic in the airIt wasn't gravity that kept him there, ummBut the music and the magic in the airHe gave it up for loveHe gave it up for loveHe gave it up for loveHe remembers the boogie boy down the houseThe DJ's turnin' out in 1975He surrenders this total incomplete down to his dancing feetAnd he gave it up for love, and he gave it up for loveHe gave it up for loveHe gave it up for loveHe gave it up for love