1980

They say that everything you go through in life That's what you become (well then) If thats the case yeah (If that's the case yeah) I'm becoming number one Listen It's Estelle (West Kent) What? Listen Yo I grew up in the 1980s In a four bedroom house My family, my grandma, three or four aunties Uncles and brothers in and out of prison daily Certain times when there was no heat you stay under covers There was life like you never seen Daddy taking extra people in Come dinner time it was tippin' 18 Boiling a big pot of water on the stove take a bath Rub my face with olive oil, all my mates used to laugh Then my cousins moved out and we all got divided Started to get older I seen God providin' I've seen fifty pound last for three months solid I got my first pair of Nikes we were still eating porridge Me and my cousin used to play Mel and Kim Practicin' dancin' Coming down the stairs and ting I touched Africa and came back darker Knowin' myself Feelin' my roots a little bit harder 1980 year that God made me '89 I started to get mine '99 I started to write ryhmes Come walk with me reminisce on my life 1980 year that God made me '89 I started to get mine '99 I started to write ryhmes Come walk with me reminisce on my life So then we moved up 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 dog and yes that dog loved to shit But My brother got his first pair of LA Gear He thought it was to take pictures of instead of wear, what? We started hanging out my jeans got tighter My weird neighbours set their own house on fire Church was, all day every day and every week Thats where I learnt how to sing hearing that pastor preach Benidiction was all we went for So we could run home and play Connect 4 Mum worked late and we learnt to cook Stars and lemon stew pea soup In the room watching kung-fu films and Cleopatra Jones Wishing we was Cosby kids and the Matchstick Girls 1980 year that God made me '89 I started to get mine '99 I started to write ryhmes Come walk with me reminisce on my life 1980 year that God made me '89 I started to get mine '99 I started to write ryhmes Come walk with me reminisce on my life The man downstairs was dead for three weeks His own cat started eating him The house starts to reek 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 morning Sittin on the schoolbus believe we was yawnin' All our hair was stuck down to our foreheads Jam and splits, durags and pin curls, yes Sexy boys walking round showing interest In what I dont know cause we all had flat chests Don't think we never mastered the Kid 'n' play steps Doin wop for days and the bogle yep But this is just the beginning of my life right Nine kids a house and one lifetime Yo, the beginning of my life right Nine kids a house and one lifetime 1980 year that God made me '89 I started to get mine '99 I started to write ryhmes Come walk with me reminisce on my life 1980 year that God made me '89 I started to get mine '99 I started to write ryhmes Come walk with me reminisce on my life