[Intro]
Family dinners and venture rounds
Same shit, different crowds
Uncle Sal taught me more than he knows
'Bout how this money really flows
[Verse 1]
Sunday dinners, circa '95
Watched my uncle work his hustle, man alive
Handshakes firm, whispers in the hall
"I know a guy" - that says it all
Now I'm watching tech bros pitch their dreams
Same dance, just swap espresso for cold brew schemes
Uncle's "friend of a friend" became "angel investing"
Both just different ways of power-testing
[Chorus]
Silicon Valley or Little Italy
Same old story, just less criminality
Term sheets or table talks
Same old power walks
They call it funding, we called it family
But money's money, ain't no morality
[Verse 2]
Remember when Uncle sal would say
"Sometimes silence pays more than words, hey?"
Now I'm watching founders sweat it out
While VCs let that silence work its route
Series A to IPO
Just like how Uncle's business had to grow
Different suits but same old plays
Different decade, same old ways
[Bridge]
Mom said "don't be like your uncle, son"
But every startup meeting, I see what he's done
These unicorns ain't nothing new to me
Just family business with a fancy degree
[Verse 3]
Pitch decks or protection fees
Both just buying guarantees
Uncle's network, Valley's nest
Both obsessed with who knows best
Calabrese whispers taught me well
How to read the stories numbers tell
Now these tech bros think they're clean
But I see Uncle in their funding scheme
[Outro]
So here's to you, Uncle Sal
Your lessons running Silicon Val'
The game ain't changed, just the players did
Still moving money like you always did
Family dinners and venture rounds
Same shit, different crowds