Ahmad Lewis - Back in the Day (Re-Recorded) lyrics

Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore But some days, I sit and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore But some days, I sit and wish I was a kid again I remember back in the days, when I was just a little n***a-o I looked up to my bigger bro, begged if I could kick it So when he went out with girls I could go taggin' along Naggin' if she had a sis, maybe could mack a baby hoodrat Y'all remember way back then, when it was 1985 All the way live, I think I was about 10 One of those happy little n***as, singin' the blues That be always tryin' to bag with the shag and karate shoes Sayin' "Yo momma black, his momma this, his momma that" Then he get mad and wanna scrap We stay mad about 10 minutes, then it's like back on the bike To play hide and go get it with the younger hoes by the bungaloes Then switch to playin' ding dong ditch When that gets old and too cold to hack it, threw on a bomber jacket You could tell the ballers 'cause they bail wearin' Gazelles And if they really had money raised, be sportin' BK's And all the girls had they Turkish link If it broke then they made earrings to it, like they meant to do it But, sometimes, I still sit and reminisce Then, think about the years I was raised, back in the days Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore But some days, I sit and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore But some days, I sit and wish I was a kid again And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" What? (Back in the day) When? (Back in the day) I'm still back in the days, but now the year is 87-88 That's when my crew and I were in junior high, in 7th grade I hated school, wish it'd blown up No doubt I couldn't wait to get out, and be a grown up But let me finish this reminiscing and telling About when girls was belling tight courderoys like for the boys Basket weaves, Nike Cortez and footsie socks And eatin' pickles with tootsie pops and it don't stop I'm glad 'cause when J.J. Fad hit Supersonic It was kinda like a sport to wear biker shorts or to wear jeans And it seems like the ma**es of hoochies Had poison airbrushed on their a**es Dudes had on Nike suits, and the Pumas with the fat laces 'Cause it was either that or K-Swiss I miss those days, and so I pout like a grown jerk Wishin' all I had to do now was finish homework It's true, you don't realize really what you got 'til it's gone And I'm not gonna sing another sad song But, sometimes I do sit and reminisce Then, think about the years I was raised, back in the days Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore But some days, I sit and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore But some days, I sit and wish I was a kid again And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" What? (Back in the day) When? (Back in the day) And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" What? (Back in the day) When? (Back in the day) Well it's the n***a-o I figure that now I'm all grown up because I'm 18 years old And guess you could say I'm holdin' down A steady job, and crew steady mobbin' You steady boppin' your head, and I'm paid, so I got it made But didn't always used to have clout, used to live in South Central L.A That's where I stayed and figured a way out I gave it all I had so for what it's worth I went from rags to riches Which is a drag but now I'm first So Ahmad and the Jones' is on our way up Yup, we said that we was gonna make it since a kid, and we finally did But sometimes I still sit there reminiscin' Thinkin' 'bout the years I was raised, back in the days Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore But some days, I sit and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore But some days, I sit and wish I was a kid again And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" What? (Back in the day) When? (Back in the day) And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" What? (Back in the day) When? (Back in the day) And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" And everybody say, "I remember way back when" What? (Back in the day) When? (Back in the day) And everybody say