I was born, I was born
In the 1980s, yeah
And as the years go on, years go on
I've seen a whole heap of changes
I've seen them come, watched them go
But they're true, then they're false
Watch them rise, then they fall
Some get rich, then they grow old
Times are good, then they get bad
Always wishing that you could have the things
That other kids never know
Always causing mischief in the classroom
Teachers gave me daggers, razor blades, sharp harpoons
Definitely bitching bout me in the staff room
Cussing and cursing, sipping coffee, washing down the food
Fishing with my grand-pappy, always wishing that we're gon' smash it
Sit there all day, never cash jack shit
Think of a story, go home, brag and get to the shops
And I buy them matches, burnin' sticks and bits of plastic
Pieces of wood and okra's, packets, aerosol cans
Always did that damage, boom, boom
Day with the days, out with the team on the inline skates
Old school headphones, cassette tapes
Press rewinds and a push down play
Playing Run DMC and Jam Master J
No legally black shit, feet great
Them times I was around about 7 or 8
Street life, day with the days
I was born, I was born in the 1980s
And the years go on, years go on
I've seen a whole heap of changes
I've seen them come, watched them go, but they're true
Then they fall, watched them rise, then they fall
Some get rich, then they crawl
Times are good, then they get bad
Always wishing that you could have the things that other kids have but now
From the primary, to the high school
Always envy, the cool kids shoes
Never got a pair for myself, mine came from the budget
End of the shelf, hammered down so my father's nephew
P-shirts for my mums, these friends too
Black bags stacked up in a spare room, still grateful
Thank you, comprehensive classroom days
All my grades are miles away from A's
Test papers folded up as planes that stem
And then tried past the blame
My attention span worked great to this day
It still remains the same, distracted easily
Always finding it hard to concentrate
I remember my first ever mobile 5 pound credit
I will make that last a while
It was a BT sound that brick gave Anthony James
Around 15 pound for it, two stories, no lies
Tech skills get flirtatious, replies
Next day in school they shy and don't want a chat like they did last night
I was born, I was born
In the 1980's, yeah
And they say, yes go on, yes go on
I've seen a whole heap of changes
I've seen them come, watched them go
First they're true, then they're false
Watch them rise, then they're false
Some get rich, then they grow old
Times are good, then they get bad
Always wishing that you could have the things
That other kids ever know
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