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Back in my day shell suits were the latest fashion And I made sure I wore my diamond socks with a passion The only sky I knew was the one up above my head No dvd player, just a betamax had to do instead The only laptop I knew was the tray my dinner was served in No sat nat to direct us, just maps and a lot of guessing My social network involved playing outdoors with my friends If I had an important message there was no text for me to send Instead I would simply go and knock on the door And enjoy a good game of hopscotch, drawn neatly on the floor If I wanted to listen to music I held my boom box to my ear And I felt like a millionaire in my latest pair of L.A Gear No ipod to shuffle or touch just my sony walkman No google to look for answers, just the library to depend on No Ipad, no playbook, just a good old storybook It may even be in hardback if I had any luck No freeview, no Virgin, I was lucky to even have colour tv And a rubiks cube would suffice, never mind an XBOX 360 It was all about hammer time and wearing those pants And the theme tune to Fraggle Rock I would happily chant No cyber bullying, only cyber I knew was the tamagocchi pet No loading plates into the dishwasher as it hadn't been invented yet No cd player, my cassettes were the in thing And to have a sovereign ring on every finger meant you had some bling The A Team, crossroads, tiswas and happy days was the programmes I watched No series links or reminders to watch programmes like Lost No rewinding the tv or pausing whilst I nip to the loo Instead I had to ask someone and hope that they have a clue No Adidas for me, just my trusted bum bag My girls world doll and scrunche's were things I just had to have In my day the only kid I wanted was a cabbage patch kid Not a real one so that in a hostel I can live No PS3, no Wii, no Vita or Nintendo DS 3d Just my good old NES on my four channel tv Care bears, the moomins, playschool and dangermouse No crimewatch to make me afraid to be in my house In my days if I was rude I would get a good smack And I couldn't dare say the clothes you just bought me were whack No microwave dinners, No chinese takeaway for me Saturday soup was the best, one big bowl balancing on your knee The 80's and the 90's I enjoyed it while it did last But every now and again I take a glimpse of the past
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