Intro (Date of Birth)

Lyrics

[Verse: Stormin] The 15th of February at half eight The birthday of a great MC today Picked up a pen and a pad at the age of eight The age thirteen? First booking date Sixteen? That's when N.A.S.T.Y came Shark, Armour, D Double and Kane All of us so hungry to gobble the fame, but Me and Ghetts were friends from day And music was our way, but Those days, we never got paid Lucky to get a little oner for a rave Now it's cash-in-hand before the PA Before I spray When you look at it, who paved the way? We're the reason why the youngers spray In the old shoebox, you've got a N.A.S.T.Y tape Bars upon bars, Lil Nasty would say I'm bringing back those days 923 was our playground So that's where all the mandem would play That's where "I Saw Your Nan" was made I work for myself, I'm no one's slave I'll never forget those days Even when I'm gone in a grave I can't forget Footsie, Monkey, Hypes Mak-10, Marcus, Griminal, Lykez Jammer knows To mix down good, you know it took like three nights Man living in a studio but that's life Real music, man know that's life Ain't just been for a new pair of Nikes Music is our way of life To reach the top, everyday I fight I used to be on the block Licking off shots But all I want is music just to pay me nice If there's a pie, I want a slice And if there's two I'm gonna take the two to feed the whole crew 'Cause if I eat, then so do you [Chorus] Doing this thing just 'cause You took my heart from me You took away everything And now you're just gone You'll never know what you did You'll never know what you did Ooh, and now you're just gone You took my heart from me You took away everything