Those Were The Days

We used to play jump the line

Or who could wrap the swing around the frame the most times

Back in the day, riding our bikes around the estate

And playin' basketball in the cage, those were the days

I remember them water fights, the tap outside

Just to race to it on our bikes

Grinnin' with two front teeth missin', we did what we like

Those days are missin', those days were alright

Knock down ginger, knock knock then shift

Two minutes later we got locked in the lift

Laughin' when we got out, got into silly arguments

About who found the pound on the ground

Bopped to the shops bought about ten ice pops

The weather was hot so they melted in our pockets

Used to carry my belongings in them

McDonald's bum bags

That was back then so boy don't mock it

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I will never forget

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I could never regret

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I will never forget

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

We used to race down the hill in old safe way trolleys

I wasn't indoors playing with Barbie's or dollies

I was outside jumpin' off walls or playin' football

Or getting chased by the local pit bull

The odd character that every borough had

Mad Phillip, Ginger beard or Mad Max

The places you wouldn't wanna see when you're on your jacks

In the places you wouldn't be in if you stuck to your packs

Stayed out till it was pitch black

Sprayed my name on concrete slabs

And I never got b**** slapped

Seen a couple of mans get stabbed

Been chased by the mad man, gotta get back

So I can catch joke with my next door neighbor

We played the first

Mortal Kombat on the Sega

Back then playing the latest jungle tunes we had on cassette

Those were the days

I will never forget

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I will never forget

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I could never regret

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I will never forget

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

Remember naf naf jackets and spliffy jeans

Adidas campus, them things were in

It wasn't about the king of the bling

It was the king of the rim or the king of the swing

Back then, well, I kind has less

But less was much better 'cause it saved a lot of stress

I hung out in Coffers community center

They've knocked it down and replaced it with an Asda

My parents way of tellin' us to get our backs in

Was them sounding some old f***ing klaxon

A soldier marched back up to Radcliffe Walk

Chalk hill Estate don't exist no more, it's just talk

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I will never forget

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I could never regret

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

I will never forget

Yeah, yeah

Yo those were the days

Those were the days

Those were the days