1 (Shaheen):
Back in the day, we used to love staying up late
Now we can't sleep tryna find ways to escape
And these days that usually consists of building a spliff up
Or drinking till we stop thinking and drift off
Anything to escape the feeling
Stressful weeks played into hazy weekends
Tryna shake the demons of wasted seasons
A long way from younger days spent dreaming
Of what we could be, the possibilities were endless
Now we got responsibilities to contend with
Chasing wrong agendas, running 'round in circles
Living our lives, showing a lack of virtue
Like hip-hop, far from what they claim in a verse
It's either [ranges or merks or rays getting merked][?]
It feels like we changed for the worse
Wish I could go back to the best days on the earth
(Izzy G):
What happened to the days back then?
When LA Gears were the latest trend
We'd sit in the park all day
Sipping on our lemonade
2 (Lady Paradox):
Back then I guess it was less complex
Cereal and cartoons, wondering what's on next
Now we're so far removed and it's all a contest
And there's too much to do and worries on our chest
Back then there was no stress listening to cassette tapes
And lay in my house was known as the rest day
Didn't have to think about needing to get paid
As things rearrange I guess you learn to accept change
Those were the best days sipping Um Bongo
Girls in the park playing How Does the Song Go?
Bright colored ponchos sitting in the treetops
Wearing high knee socks with black cover freeze pops
Nowadays I feel lost, I guess time changes
From thinking you could be anything like Power Rangers
Now it's all faded, friends become strangers
We strive to escape this and who can really blame us?
(Izzy G):
What happened to the days back then?
When LA Gears were the latest trend
We'd sit in the park all day
Sipping on our lemonade
3 (Lady Paradox):
Nowadays, I end up feeling so confused
Don't take a lot to rock my mood
All I've got is to consume
I remember sitting chilling with a bowl of Fruity Loops
My mind would be amused as I watch the Looney Tunes
Think of something cool to do like fly in a spaceship
Brought back to earth by the thought of a pay slip
Used to be a crazed kid imagining great places
Greener trees, better scenery and smiling faces
4 (Shaheen):
As time races, life seems less enticing
I used to love watching WWF at night then
Hulk Hogan got replaced by Mike Tyson
Moved from High Tecs onto white Nikes and
Back in the day, we used to like fighting
That was messing around but now he might knife him
It's quite frightening the way things changed
I wish that they could've stayed the same
(Izzy G):
What happened to the days back then?
When LA Gears were the latest trend
We'd sit in the park all day
Sipping on our lemonade
(Lady Paradox):
I wish we could go back to the easy times when we didn't need rhymes
And I wish we could go back where the
Skies were bright and everything seemed nice
Now I wish we could go back to the
Easy times when we didn't need rhymes
And I wish we could go back, and I wish, wish, wish, wish