Back Then

Lyrics

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