[00:00.000] 作词 : L Hill/Estelle Swaray/Kevin Veney/R. Shelton
[00:01.000] 作曲 : L Hill/Estelle Swaray/Kevin Veney/R. Shelton
[00:26.466]They say that everything you go through in life
[00:28.979]It's what you become
[00:31.296]If thats the case yeah
[00:33.850]I'm becoming number 1
[00:35.182]Listen
[00:36.325]It's Estelle
[00:38.605]Yo yo
[00:44.816]I grew up in the 1980's
[00:46.417]In a four bedroom house
[00:47.621]My family, my grandma,
[00:48.709]Three or four aunties
[00:49.943]Uncles and brothers
[00:51.044]In and out of prison daily
[00:52.495]At certain times when there was no heat
[00:54.087]We stay under covers
[00:55.321]There was life like u never seen
[00:56.994]Grandma taking extra people in
[00:57.966]Come dinner time it was tippin' 18
[01:00.209]Boil a big pot of water on the stove to take a bath
[01:02.712]Rub my face with olive oil
[01:04.184]All my mates used to laugh
[01:05.668]All my cousin's moved out and we all got divided
[01:08.019]As i started to get older I seen God providing
[01:10.369]I've seen 50 pound last 3 months solid
[01:12.712]I got my first pair of Nikes we were still eating porridge
[01:15.256]Me and my cousin used to play Mel and Kim practising dancin'
[01:18.698]Coming down the stairs and ting
[01:20.418]I touched Africa and came back darker
[01:22.525]Knowing myself, feeling my roots a little bit harder
[01:26.226]1980 Year that God made me
[01:28.371]89 I started to get by
[01:30.654]99 I started to write rhymes
[01:33.116]Walk with me reminisce my life
[01:35.841]1980 Year that God made me
[01:38.462]89 I started to get by
[01:40.740]99 I started to write rhymes
[01:43.420]Walk with me reminisce my life
[01:45.943]So then we moved up
[01:47.434]I thought I was the Fresh Prince
[01:48.506]Dynasty was re-runs and Dallas was faded
[01:51.024]With three beds this time and six kids still
[01:53.445]We got a doggy that dog loved to ****
[01:56.207]My brother got his first pair of LA gears
[01:58.545]He thought they were to take pictures of instead of wear
[02:01.054]I started hanging out and my jeans got tighter
[02:03.620]My weird neighbors set their own house on fire
[02:06.288]Church was all day every day and every week
[02:08.525]That's where i learned how to sing
[02:10.319]Hearing that pastor preach
[02:11.646]Benediction was all we went for
[02:13.497]So we could run home and play Connect 4
[02:16.227]Mum worked late and we learnt to cook
[02:18.462]Rice peas chicken and stew pea soup
[02:20.644]In the room watching Kung-Fu films and Cleopatra Joans
[02:23.588]Wishing we were Cosby kids and the match stick girls
[02:26.131]1980 Year that God made me
[02:29.185]89 I started to get by
[02:31.356]99 I started to write rhymes
[02:34.192]Walk with me reminisce my life
[02:36.417]1980 Year that God made me
[02:39.050]89 I started to get by
[02:41.510]99 I started to write rhymes
[02:44.113]Walk with me reminisce my life
[02:46.555]The man downstairs was dead for three weeks
[02:49.025]His own cat started eating him
[02:50.356]The house starts to wreak
[02:51.678]That's when we moved out
[02:52.944]And our house was bigger
[02:54.181]We had a large garage and the attic was killer
[02:56.403]We used to pray for three hours in the mornin'
[02:59.113]Sitting on the school bus
[03:00.505]Believe we was yawning
[03:02.200]All our hair was stuck down to our foreheads
[03:04.344]Jam and spritz, durags and pin curls yes
[03:07.304]sexy boys walking round showing interest
[03:09.488]In what I don't know 'cause we all had flat chests
[03:12.122]Don't think we never mastered the Kid'n Play steps
[03:14.816]Doing what for days in the boggle yep
[03:17.068]But this is just the beginning of my life right,
[03:19.832]Nine kids a house and one life time
[03:22.491]Yo, the beginning of my life right
[03:25.192]Nine kids a house in one life time
[03:27.438]1980 Year that God made me
[03:29.644]89 I started to get by
[03:32.112]99 I started to write rhymes
[03:34.632]Walk with me reminisce my life
[03:37.085]1980 Year that God made me
[03:39.908]89 I started to get by
[03:42.359]99 I started to write rhymes
[03:44.889]Walk with me reminisce my life

作词 : L Hill/Estelle Swaray/Kevin Veney/R. Shelton
作曲 : L Hill/Estelle Swaray/Kevin Veney/R. Shelton
They say that everything you go through in life
It's what you become
If thats the case yeah
I'm becoming number 1
Listen
It's Estelle
Yo yo
I grew up in the 1980's
In a four bedroom house
My family, my grandma,
Three or four aunties
Uncles and brothers
In and out of prison daily
At certain times when there was no heat
We stay under covers
There was life like u never seen
Grandma taking extra people in
Come dinner time it was tippin' 18
Boil a big pot of water on the stove to take a bath
Rub my face with olive oil
All my mates used to laugh
All my cousin's moved out and we all got divided
As i started to get older I seen God providing
I've seen 50 pound last 3 months solid
I got my first pair of Nikes we were still eating porridge
Me and my cousin used to play Mel and Kim practising dancin'
Coming down the stairs and ting
I touched Africa and came back darker
Knowing myself, feeling my roots a little bit harder
1980 Year that God made me
89 I started to get by
99 I started to write rhymes
Walk with me reminisce my life
1980 Year that God made me
89 I started to get by
99 I started to write rhymes
Walk with me reminisce my life
So then we moved up
I thought I was the Fresh Prince
Dynasty was re-runs and Dallas was faded
With three beds this time and six kids still
We got a doggy that dog loved to ****
My brother got his first pair of LA gears
He thought they were to take pictures of instead of wear
I started hanging out and my jeans got tighter
My weird neighbors set their own house on fire
Church was all day every day and every week
That's where i learned how to sing
Hearing that pastor preach
Benediction was all we went for
So we could run home and play Connect 4
Mum worked late and we learnt to cook
Rice peas chicken and stew pea soup
In the room watching Kung-Fu films and Cleopatra Joans
Wishing we were Cosby kids and the match stick girls
1980 Year that God made me
89 I started to get by
99 I started to write rhymes
Walk with me reminisce my life
1980 Year that God made me
89 I started to get by
99 I started to write rhymes
Walk with me reminisce my life
The man downstairs was dead for three weeks
His own cat started eating him
The house starts to wreak
That's when we moved out
And our house was bigger
We had a large garage and the attic was killer
We used to pray for three hours in the mornin'
Sitting on the school bus
Believe we was yawning
All our hair was stuck down to our foreheads
Jam and spritz, durags and pin curls yes
sexy boys walking round showing interest
In what I don't know 'cause we all had flat chests
Don't think we never mastered the Kid'n Play steps
Doing what for days in the boggle yep
But this is just the beginning of my life right,
Nine kids a house and one life time
Yo, the beginning of my life right
Nine kids a house in one life time
1980 Year that God made me
89 I started to get by
99 I started to write rhymes
Walk with me reminisce my life
1980 Year that God made me
89 I started to get by
99 I started to write rhymes
Walk with me reminisce my life