| Back in the day used to call it shines
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| Nowadays mandem call it head
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| Back in the day used to call it a Oz
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| Nowadays mandem call it a Zed
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| Back in the day used to call 'dem boy dem
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| Nowaday mandem call dem feds
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| Back in the day used to make a likkle phonecall
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| Now man wanna FaceTime instead
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| Back in the day you used to be merking
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| Now, all of your bars are dead
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| Back in the day you used to be a leader
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| Now, that man have to be led
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| Back in the day she would do it anywhere
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| Now, she only does it in bed
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| Cuz, I don’t need to beg
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| I’m not Simon, but she does what man says
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| Back in the day all the models were skinny
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| Now, look under the dress
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| Now, they’ve got bum and breast
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| Now, all the mandem are impressed
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| Some of them-of-some of them a call it baby mum
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| Some of them-of-some of them a call it BM
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| Some of them-of-some of them a call it Private
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| Some of them-of-some of them a call it DM
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| Back in the day you used to wear glasses
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| Now, dem manna wear contact lens
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| Back in the day you used to be popular
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| Now, man ain’t got no friends
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| Back in the day I used to drive an Escort
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| Now, got a Mercedes-Benz
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| Back in the day I was part of Nasty Crew
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| Now, I’m a Newham Gen
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| Back in the day I used to merk Jungle
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| Now, manaman are merking Grime
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| Back in the day i used to play
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| Bidibidi-Basketball, like all of the time
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| Back in the day I had a left-hand drive
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| Man try look for me on the right side
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| Manaman try get in the ride
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| Can’t you see that, that’s my side
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| Back in the day, yeah, you was a dapper
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| Back in the day, yeah, you was a don
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| Today-today nah you’re not a dapper
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| Today-today nah you’re not a don
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| Must be the food that he’s on
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| Can’t bring it back, he’s long gone
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| Back in the day I had some respect for him
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| Now, the respect is gone
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| Back in the day used to wear Wallabees
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| Yeah, back in the day with my diamond socks
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| Back in the day used to listen to D-Block
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| 'Dem time 'dere they were called LOX
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| Back in the day used to listen to Busta Rhymes
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| Before he cut off his locks
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| Back then I was locked out, now I’m in
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| Manaman are changing the locks
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| Back in the day used to a little bit of Breakdance
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| And a little bit of body-pop
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| Back in the day used to sit down with my family
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| And watch Top of the Pops
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| Back in the day yeah my trim was low
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| Now, I got the sharpest box
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| Back in the day used to go bed early
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| Now, I love the night like fox
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| Back then |