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 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 *** Oh, I looked up to my bigger bro, begged if I could kick it So when he went out with girls, I could go tag in a long nag And if she had a sis, maybe could mack a babyhood rag Y'all remember way back then, when it was 1985 All the way live, I think I was about ten One of those happy Little Niggas, singin' the blues That be always tryin' to bag with the *** and karate slippers Sayin' yo mama black, his mama this, his mama that Then he get mad and wanna scrap, we stay mad about Ten minutes, then it's like back on a bike To play hide and go get it with the younger hoes Buy the bungalows, then switch to playin' ding dong pitch When that gets old and too cold to *** it Through on a bomber jacket, you can tell the ballers Cause they bail wearin' gazelles And if they really had money raised, be sportin' the haze And all the girls had they turkey sling If it broke, then they made earrings to it Like they meant to do it, but sometimes I still sit and reminisce And think about the years I was raised Back in the days Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid Wore me some rings, I sit and wish I wasn't kid Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid Wore me some rings, I sit and wish I wasn't back in the day Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid Wore me some rings, I sit and wish I wasn't kid Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid Wore me some rings, I sit and wish I wasn't back in the day Back in the days Now the year is 87, 88 that's when my crew and I were in media high In 7th grade I hated school, we didn't grown up No doubt I couldn't wait to get out and be a grown up But let me finish this reminiscin' and tellin' About when girls was tellin' I bought a Royce like for the boys Baskets, wings, Nike, Cortez, and footsie socks And even bagels with Tootsie Pops And if don't stop, I'm glad Cause when J.J. Fatt did Supersonic It was kinda like a sport to wear bikershorts To wear jeans and it seemed like the masses of hoochies Had poise and airbrushed on they asses The dudes had on Nikes and the boomers with the fat laces Cause it was either that or J. Swiss I miss those days and so I pout like a throat jerk Wishin' all I had to do now was finish homework It's true, you don't realize really what you got till it's gone And I'm not gonna sing another sad song But sometimes I do sit and reminisce And think about the years I was raised Back In The Days Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again And everybody say, I remember way back when Move over some days, I said 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 Back in the days, back in the days Well it's the Nigga Row, I figure that now I'm all grown up Because I'm eighteen years old, and yes you can say I'm holding down A steady darlin', who's Eddie Marvin, who's Eddie Marvin Your head and I came, so I got it made, but Didn't always 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 rag to riches Which is a drag, but now I'm first, so Modern little niggas on our way up We said that we would go make it since a kid, and we finally did But sometimes I still sit there reminiscing Thinking about the years I was raised back in the day Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid Move over some days, I said and wish I was a kid again Back in the days I got Jack for mine I got Jack for mine Alright, alright