(feat. CMT, E-A-Ski)



In the old days everything was all cool

I never did have to worry about a fool

matter of fact it was something like heaven

and coming up it was already in my rap stance

therefore I didn't trip on life at all

wasn't ever knowing my mom was playing ball

had to fall with the kids around the block

raggin' on my pops or playin' cops

all of this was part of my growing age

never could cut patches in older days

running through a store beggin' for everything

and only coming out licking on candy rings

I never thought it would all pass me by

but now I know how it feels when time fly

so here I am checking out my old ways

laid back reminiscing up on the old days



Yeah ral I know what you're talking about man

we was just young kids back in the days, growing up in the hood

it was kind of cool back then but now we can't even chill no more



Yo, through the years I came up

I realize people all around me didn't care much

for a life it self, for the people

and all the time I hear equal

in the old days a new community

you know a bomb between her, you and me

brothers went up to the park to shoot come hoops

and now a days at the park they shooting you

I don't know but its all a rage and man

right now all my old days are fading away

no one really give a damn about the next

and if so then my mom would be at rest

but here I am with my pen to the notepad

trying to tell you how it was back in the past

everyone had help and a hand to lend

but now we are all wrapped up in the same trend

go for self, always care less

if the brother behind you fall on his chest

we go against all of our old ways

but it wasn't like that back in the old days



yeah ral I know what you're talking about man

It was kind of cool back then in the old days you know what im saying

how we used to play ball in the streets

go to the basketball courts shoot hoops at Calson High

man it was real tight back then but now

brothers don't know how to act now days

they wanna do all these drive by's

jackin' fools for cars, yo it ain't cool no more



the days of all the ways go back so damn far

that I would have written a novel rap

to explain everything I cam across

in the days I now consider lost

In time with the rest of history

but what the hell that's the way it was mean't to be

things that come very well will always change

many rap albums never gon' stay the same

old days had a lot of disasters

but I can recapture the moments of laughter

hang and game and no clownin' around

strollin' the town promoting hip hop sounds

all of this played a major roll as I came up

next to this was cute girls and a haircut

like I said im checking out my old ways

laid back reminiscing up on the old days



[E-A-Ski]

yeah ral, I know what you're talking about

I can recall when the young ladies used to have a lil natural look

you know what im saying, it used to be cool back in the day

you know what im talking about C?



[CMT]

Yeah I know what you're talking about?

man back in the days women grew they own nails

now days they useing that curly press on crap man

ha that's weak, I'd take the old days any day