Those Were The Days-Lady Sovereign

[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 [03:25.30] [03:33.23]Those were the days [03:44.01]Those were the days