 The song begins with singer's reminiscence of his formative years, the 1970s and 1980s.In the first verse and chorus, various 1970s-related bits of pop culture are referenced, such as Farrah Fawcett, eight track, and Stretch Armstrong; the first verse also mentions the videogame Pac-Man ("I had the Pac-Man pattern memorized"), which was actually released in 1980.The first chorus begins with the line "It was 1970-somethin' / In the world that I grew up in".