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