[Verse 1] Back in the day when I was a teenager Me Jet and Joe used to play with danger I remember when Danny Mo'cate was a stranger Boys in bittiez(?) used to shot with a pager Gods gift was Pepsi and milk, weren't major I was on front line before I used the big razor I was a raver, co*ky little fader Now I feel blue like sonic on sega(?) I got fun feelings good and bad memories Times moved on but I got the same enemies Going all out 'til a snitch had to tell on me That was in the past, now I spit like venom-y Change what you like but the bad name stays Life's too short to be set in your ways Whatever happened to the good old days? Those carefree days, I remember the days [Hook: Alex Mills] I remember when we were young Your a** kept in touch you know, you know Reminiscing back in time, my life was on the line I've grown, I've grown [Verse 2] I remember the days I used to be on the street And no .. we can't still survive on the street You wanted to know, so I'm telling you that Life on the street can be an eye-opener Im watching doors open up Before none of this seemed possible Everything was impossible didn't stop I was flexible with the hours And now I'm flexible with the powers Im strong minded, some are empty minded Troops get divided they started off as friends And then they collided I started off at home but now we're separated You see the loving that we both appreciated it Before I remember when I couldn't leave this chick I used to cheat and thing, make hesky(?) beat and ting Go home and have a argument creating heat n ting And then I'm off again I'm tryn'a leave the past behind me I wanna live in a place where nobody can find Me [Hook] [Verse 3] I remember them days when I was coming up Little kid on the rise with the highness in the eyes No surprise that us kids were searching for something more The different music that we be sellin' in every store Back then the days were different The blocks were dark and evil My line eject(?) the sequel But that's the UK version Hunger was needed to survive on these streets You had to stay above the water to be one of the elite School told me to hustle And hustle that was the code The education and stuff had to be put on hold You could find me in the smokers corner, flippin' some coins Or find me in the cafeteria getting double sirloins I was a little balla balla, should've gone all the way Wasn't dedicated, loose cannon, kind of led me astray In my first move from a little Mini Coupé No lay lay(?) when I was coming up Yeah back in the day [Hook]