Those Were The Days - Lady Sovereign.mp3

[00:21.60]We used to play jump the line
[00:22.63]Or who could wrap the swing around the frame the most times
[00:25.77]Back in the day, riding our bikes around the estate
[00:29.08]And playin' basketball in the cage, those were the days
[00:32.05]I remember them water fights, the tap outside
[00:35.38]Just to race to it on our bikes
[00:37.27]Grinnin' with two front teeth missin', we did what we like
[00:40.12]Those days are missin', those days were alright
[00:42.86]Knock down ginger, knock knock then shift
[00:45.66]Two minutes later we got locked in the lift
[00:48.20]Laughin' when we got out, got into silly arguments
[00:51.23]About who found the pound on the ground
[00:53.77]Bopped to the shops bought about ten ice pops
[00:56.44]The weather was hot so they melted in our pockets
[00:58.96]Used to carry my belongings in them
[01:00.41]McDonald's bum bags
[01:02.12]That was back then so boy don't mock it
[01:04.54]Yeah, yeah
[01:06.67]Yo those were the days
[01:08.69]I will never forget
[01:09.78]Yeah, yeah
[01:12.09]Yo those were the days
[01:14.01]I could never regret
[01:15.46]Yeah, yeah
[01:17.51]Yo those were the days
[01:19.23]I will never forget
[01:20.52]Yeah, yeah
[01:22.85]Yo those were the days
[01:25.07]We used to race down the hill in old safe way trolleys
[01:28.71]I wasn't indoors playing with Barbie's or dollies
[01:31.73]I was outside jumpin' off walls or playin' football
[01:34.30]Or getting chased by the local pit bull
[01:36.80]The odd character that every borough had
[01:39.36]Mad Phillip, Ginger beard or Mad Max
[01:42.40]The places you wouldn't wanna see when you're on your jacks
[01:45.14]In the places you wouldn't be in if you stuck to your packs
[01:47.96]Stayed out till it was pitch black
[01:49.51]Sprayed my name on concrete slabs
[01:51.41]And I never got b**** slapped
[01:53.09]Seen a couple of mans get stabbed
[01:54.70]Been chased by the mad man, gotta get back
[01:57.88]So I can catch joke with my next door neighbor
[02:00.23]We played the first
[02:01.43]Mortal Kombat on the Sega
[02:03.27]Back then playing the latest jungle tunes we had on cassette
[02:06.70]Those were the days
[02:07.89]I will never forget
[02:09.17]Yeah, yeah
[02:11.41]Yo those were the days
[02:13.16]I will never forget
[02:14.46]Yeah, yeah
[02:16.84]Yo those were the days
[02:18.59]I could never regret
[02:19.82]Yeah, yeah
[02:22.01]Yo those were the days
[02:24.02]I will never forget
[02:25.18]Yeah, yeah
[02:27.42]Yo those were the days
[02:30.44]Remember naf naf jackets and spliffy jeans
[02:33.52]Adidas campus, them things were in
[02:36.20]It wasn't about the king of the bling
[02:38.54]It was the king of the rim or the king of the swing
[02:41.52]Back then, well, I kind has less
[02:44.32]But less was much better 'cause it saved a lot of stress
[02:46.94]I hung out in Coffers community center
[02:49.54]They've knocked it down and replaced it with an Asda
[02:52.61]My parents way of tellin' us to get our backs in
[02:55.15]Was them sounding some old f***ing klaxon
[02:58.11]A soldier marched back up to Radcliffe Walk
[03:00.63]Chalk hill Estate don't exist no more, it's just talk
[03:03.56]Yeah, yeah
[03:05.41]Yo those were the days
[03:07.26]I will never forget
[03:08.46]Yeah, yeah
[03:10.71]Yo those were the days
[03:12.53]I could never regret
[03:13.90]Yeah, yeah
[03:16.09]Yo those were the days
[03:18.00]I will never forget
[03:19.26]Yeah, yeah
[03:21.45]Yo those were the days
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[03:33.23]Those were the days
[03:44.01]Those were the days