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Back In The Days

Back In The Days lyrics by Shaggy. Straight outta Flatbush, always tek it back (Whoa oh) Fi yuh peeps (Whoa whoa whoa oh) Don't worry about it, it's been...

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Back In The Days

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Straight outta Flatbush, always tek it back (Whoa oh)

Fi yuh peeps (Whoa whoa whoa oh)

Don't worry about it, it's been brought up

Cause you never know what your gonna turn out to be

(No oh oooh oooh) Life has it's funny twist and turns yuh nah mean (Yay yay)

[Chorus: Rayvon]

Back in the days, tried and failed but look at me now

How, things have changed, had no friends but look at me now

It, seems so strange, no one cared but look at me now

Fortune and fame, who would guess but look at me now

[Verse 1: Shaggy]

Friends, spend nuh time wid dem

I was the kid who never follow many trends

Used to wear the glasses with the soda bottle lens

Girls didn't like me and a few would just pretend

It's funny back in school the guys that were so cool

Are the very ones who wish them could a be walkin inna mi shoes

Now tell me whose the fool, them never have a clue

That's why I'm here to dedicate this song to all of you, hey hey!!!

[Chorus: Rayvon]

Back in the days (The days) tried and failed but look at me now

How, things have changed (How things changed) had no friends but look at me now

It, seems so strange (So strange) no one cared but look at me now

Fortune and fame (Oooh wee) who would guess but look at me now

[Verse 2: Shaggy]

I, never realized, I could make reality di tings I fantasize

Stuck to my plan and to everyone surprised

Even those who doubt a stand before mi mesmorized

I bloom delay a late, I couldn't get an eight

Di cheerleadin chicks grew up to all be overweight

See now I lookin greta, I wonda what they ate

To that I'm really happy wid my supermodel date, hey hey

[Chorus: Rayvon]

Back in the days (I know) tried and failed but look at me now

How, things have changed (Shooby dooby doo yeah) had no friends but look at me now

It, seems so strange (I know I know) no one cared but look at me now

Fortune and fame (No no) who would guess but look at me now

[Bridge: Shaggy]

If you think you got it figured out well listen to me

Don't ever underestimate what people can be

Now whose the one that's most likely to suceed

It's usually the one's you don't see, hey

If you think you got it figured out well listen to me

Don't ever underestimate what people can be

Now whose the one that's most likely to suceed

It's usually the one's you don't see, come again

[Chorus: Rayvon]

Back in the days (Back in the days) tried and failed but look at me now

How, things have changed (How things have changed) had no friends but look at me now

It, seems so strange (So strange) no one cared but look at me now

Fortune and fame (Oh) who would guess but look at me now

Back in the days (Back in the days) tried and failed but look at me now

How, things have changed (How things have changed) had no friends but look at me now

It, seems so strange (So strange, hey) no one cared but look at me now

Fortune and fame, who would guess but look at me now

[Outro: Rayvon]

Oooh, back in the days, how things have changed, said a rearranged, hey

Back in the days, how things have changed, oh, um um um, um um um um, um um um um, hey

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