[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:07.87]Couldn't let grandmoms catch me reciting lyrics [00:15.89]If she did she got upset and gave me a lecture [00:20.41]Told me rap was for hoodlums that didn't really impress her [00:22.97]They just a bunch of thugs that keep texts on their dresser [00:25.60]Out of respect for her I used to hide my tapes [00:27.96]Quietly recording shows up at nights real late [00:30.42]Stuffing papers in cassettes if I ain't had no blanks [00:33.28]From maxillae TV case that didn't matter what the tape was [00:35.79]The favorite show back in the days was probably Future Flavors [00:38.66]Marley Marl and Pete Rock playing the exclusives [00:40.84]Nothing but new hits the one show that I refused to miss [00:43.74]That was the era that gave me the most influences [00:46.16]When rap was in its prime and the streets were damaged from crime [00:48.46]I was in the lab drafting a rhyme [00:50.29]Bumping 50 MC's by Tony Touch while every track would rewind [00:53.60]HookLate night video souls [00:54.84]Those were the days of my youth [00:56.38]Yeah those were the days of my youth [00:57.78]I used to rock a triple goose when it was cold [01:00.19]Those were the days of my youth [01:01.48]Yeah those were the days of my youth [01:02.87]Running around chasing skirts in the summer [01:04.87]Those were the days of my youth [01:06.18]Yeah those were the days of my youth [01:08.11]Being raised up by a single mother [01:10.66]Those were the days of my youth [01:13.79]D**n what happened to the days of my youth [01:16.64]Listening to Billie Jean smiling and dancing [01:19.20]With tube socks and church shoes acting like Michael Jackson [01:21.88]That was way back when Michael who my idol was [01:24.46]Black mittens on my hands 'cause I ain't had no white gloves [01:27.06]After that phase started admiring the thugs [01:29.42]Letting my pants sag glow over my [01:31.73]Kicks [01:32.10]Life to me was all about hip hop and comic strips [01:34.69]Fighting with my television while my chick karate flicks [01:37.23]Always taken care of can't say I was [01:39.71]Sneaky little child always behaving suspicious [01:42.31]Devious type flirting with the baby sitters [01:44.69]Thank God for moms discipline that made a difference [01:47.14]Could've ended up being a problem child facing a sentence [01:49.82]Instead I chose a path with limitations and restrictions [01:52.51]On being and listening when no time was giving wisdom [01:54.91]HookGetting bad grades at school [01:55.86]Those were the days of my youth [01:57.25]Yeah those were the days of my youth [01:59.16]Rocking Jordan's made me feel a little cool [02:00.97]Those were the days of my youth [02:02.37]Yeah those were the days of my youth [02:04.27]Rap City in the basement [02:06.03]Those were the days of my youth [02:07.45]Yeah those were the days of my youth [02:09.30]D**n I wonder where them days went [02:11.18]Those were the days of my youth [02:12.55]D**n what happened to the days of my youth [02:16.83]A cooling out waiting for the fire hydrants to erupt [02:20.20]Spraying water guns at everybody while I run and duck [02:22.71]You know the younging that came across as being mad shy and coy [02:25.87]Nickname back in the day used to be shotty boy [02:28.21]Liked a few sports but b-ball was one of my favorites [02:30.68]Naive like every kid thinking I could make the Majors [02:33.33]Found a new hobby which was putting pencils to pages [02:35.81]Infected with a love for hip hop that got contagious [02:38.42]First album on tape was 36 Chambers [02:41.00]Started watching YO MTV Raps with Dre and Ed [02:43.83]Taping hot 97 in night before I lay in bed [02:46.12]Black Moon 'Who's Got The Props' forever playing in my head [02:48.68]Blasting my speakers when I heard Angie Martinez [02:51.23]Battle of the beats one of my favorite features [02:53.70]Influenced by the music so I switched up the dress-code [02:56.34]Thinking I'm the man now because I rock fresh clothes [02:58.95]From Hilfiger to Helly Hansen when the weather was cold [03:01.45]Negro need catching grand hills on my feet [03:03.62]Those memories are forever that I remember and keep [03:06.23]HookFrom Jo Clear to Big Les [03:07.44]Those were the days of my youth [03:08.74]Yeah those were the days of my youth [03:10.59]Stocking cabs with a fitted on my head [03:12.57]Those were the days of my youth [03:14.25]Yeah those were the days of my youth [03:15.77]Yes farmers and shirts by Tommy Hill [03:17.64]Those were the days of my youth [03:18.95]Yeah those were the days of my youth [03:20.85]Those times are long gone but still wear 'em [03:22.77]Those were the days of my youth [03:24.03]D**n what happened to the days of my youth