If things were different, we were young Skinny dipping, having fun, I remember Back in 1991, when the story first begun, I remember All of these shells, holding the things I've done I knew myself before I knew anyone And 'cause we all chew gum We all have fun with water guns La da da da da da Da da dum dum dum And we all grew up, shit got tough Shit just wasn't simple enough, no And whenever the sun came out, we played (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older) We would run on the block all night and day (We didn't want to get older) What a mistake, saying the way I felt I'd say my main influences myself And 'cause I started young I learned it done, I didn't run La da da da da da I was scared as fuck and out of touch And I was still testing my luck, oh And whenever the sun came out, we played (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older) We would run on the block all night and day (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older) And whenever the sun came out, we played (We didn't want to get older, we didn't want to get older) I left myself in the alleyway If things were different, we were young Skinny dipping, having fun, I remember (I left myself in the alleyway) All I wanted would become everything I ever loved, I remember (I left myself in the alleyway)

Oi, oi, oi I figured out the problem, yeah the problem is you You didn't see us comin' now there's nothin' you can do Times are gonna change, change or step aside It's my point of view that took you by surprise The sun's comin' up, yeah the new dawn arrives A generation standing, stand with anger in their eyes No love in the city 'cause there's no connection Been stricken by disease, a racial infection I'm a battering ram comin' through to you In every alleyway, on every avenue (Oi, oi, oi) Actions could erase all the fear that we suffer People segregated, no one understands each other He's a different color but we're the same, kid I'll treat him like my brother, he will treat me like his Well, an eye for an eye, yeah a tooth for a tooth Brother against brother, should be singin' with the group The inner cities burnin' yeah it's screamin' black and blue The power and the passion of a million youth I'm a battering ram comin' through to you In every alleyway, on every avenue (Oi, oi, oi) (Oi, oi, oi) I figured out the problem, yeah the problem is you You didn't see us comin' now there's nothin' you can do He's a different color but we're the same, kid I'll treat him like my brother, he will treat me like his Of all the blood that spills of all the guts that fly The media paints a picture that stains, all arise Pits dogs against cats, now who is responsible The power in the issue, the force is unstoppable I'm a battering ram comin' through to you In every alleyway, on every avenue (Oi, oi, oi) (Oi, oi, oi) I'm a battering ram comin' through to you In every alleyway, on every avenue (Oi, oi, oi) I'm a battering ram comin' through to you In every alleyway, on every avenue (Oi, oi, oi)

I let her into my life And I told her I loved She met my mum and my dad And said it was love too Now she's happy with you and it hurts I know that it's true When She looks in my eyes and starts crying tells me it's through 'Cause I'm enslaved in my mind I think you got the key She's thinking of you While she's talking to me I know I know That I can't go on While I'm feeling this way I'm asking you much I need to be saved by you I'm down on my knees Now I'm begging you pleading To please let her go Tell her I love her and walk out the door Cause I'm I'm missing her so Cause you've stolen the best from me Left me in pain I'm begging for help I'm going insane I know (That I know) That I'm missing her so Missing her so We use to laugh till the sun rose up high in the sky And I let her rest in my arms when she needed to cry But now she's with you and it feels like she's never been mine Love her so much it hurts I don't know if I'll ever be fine She came to me With a heart that was broke I mended it back With a piece of my own And I I know That she's happy with you She felt better with me I'm asking you twice And I'm down on my knees I know I'm begging you please Now I'm begging you pleading To please let her go Tell her I love her And walk out the door Cause I'm I'm missing her so Cause you've stolen the best from me Left me in pain I'm begging for help I'm going insane I know (That I know) That I'm missing her so I'm missing her so Cause you've stolen the best from me left me in pain I'm begging for help I'm going insane I know I'm missing her so Missing her so