Dreamin' of Days-Pat D/Lady Paradox/Izzy G/Shaheen

[ti:Dreamin' of Days (feat Izzy G & Shaheen)] [ar:Pat D & Lady Paradox] [al:Soulscapes & Jazz Breaks] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dreamin' of Days - Pat D/Lady Paradox/Izzy G/Shaheen [00:22.54]Back in the day [00:23.52]We used to love staying up late [00:25.44]Now we can't sleep [00:26.62]Tryna find ways to escape [00:28.08]And these days [00:28.88]That usually consists of [00:30.61]Building a spliff up [00:31.95]Or drinking till we stop thinking and drift off [00:33.98] [00:34.59]Anything to escape the feeling [00:36.80]Stressful weeks [00:37.98]Played into hazy weekends [00:39.34] [00:39.87]Tryna shake the demons [00:41.28]Of wasted seasons [00:42.63]A long way from [00:43.91]Younger days spent dreaming [00:45.57]Of what we could be [00:46.75]The possibilities were endless [00:48.46]Now we got responsibilities to contend with [00:51.51]Chasing wrong agendas [00:52.38] [00:52.93]Running 'round in circles [00:54.33]Living our lives [00:55.47]Showing a lack of virtue [00:56.92]Like hip hop [00:57.86]Far from what they claim in a verse it's either [01:00.22]Ranges or merks or rays getting merked [01:02.81]It feels like we changed for the worse [01:05.03]Wish I could go back [01:06.42]To the best days on the earth [01:08.29] [01:09.86]What happened to the days back then [01:13.63] [01:15.67]When were the latest trend [01:19.77] [01:21.07]We'd sit in the park all day [01:24.75] [01:26.88]Sipping on our lemonade [01:30.28] [01:31.07]Back then [01:31.85]I guess it was less complex [01:34.13]Cereal and cartoons [01:35.35]Wondering what's on next [01:36.87]Now we're so far removed [01:38.25]And it's all a contest [01:39.81]And there's too much to do [01:41.32]And worries on our chest [01:42.67]Back then there was no stress [01:44.33]Listening to cassette tapes [01:45.79]And lay in my house [01:46.95]Was known as the rest day [01:48.63]Didn't have to think about [01:49.98]Needing to get paid [01:51.43]As things rearrange [01:52.55]I guess you learn to accept change [01:54.28]Those were the best days [01:55.63]Sipping um bongo [01:57.02]Girls in the park [01:58.23]Playing how does the song go [01:59.99]Bright colored ponchos [02:01.33]Sitting in the treetops [02:02.78]Wearing high knee socks [02:04.22]With black currie freeze pops [02:05.68]Nowadays I feel lost [02:07.04]I guess time changes [02:08.46]From thinking you could be [02:09.69]Anything like Power Rangers [02:11.32]Now it's all faded [02:12.64]Friends become strangers [02:14.16]We strive to escape [02:15.39]This and who can really blame us [02:16.91] [02:18.42]What happened to the days back then [02:22.10] [02:24.07]When were the latest trend [02:28.42] [02:29.68]We'd sit in the park all day [02:33.65] [02:35.81]Sipping on our lemonade [02:39.04] [02:39.71]Nowadays [02:40.59]I end up feeling so confused [02:42.52]Don't take a lot to rock my mood [02:44.20]All I've got is to consume [02:45.59]I remember sitting chilling [02:46.80]With a bowl of fruity loops [02:48.34]My mind would be amused [02:49.66]As I watch the looney tunes [02:51.27]Think of something cool to do [02:52.84]Like fly in a spaceship [02:54.21]Brought back to earth [02:55.41]By the thought of a pay slip [02:57.17]Used to be a crazed kid [02:58.58]Imagining great places [02:59.96]Greener trees better scenery [03:01.47]And smiling faces [03:02.78]As time races [03:03.97]Life seems less enticing [03:05.59]I used to love [03:06.62]Watching at night then [03:08.10] [03:08.68]Hulk Hogan got replaced by Mike Tyson [03:11.57]Moved from onto white Nikes and [03:14.32]Back in the day [03:15.48]We used to like fighting [03:17.07]That was messing around [03:18.27]But now he might knife him [03:20.03]It's quite frightening [03:21.35]The way things changed [03:22.61]I wish that [03:23.65]They could've stayed the same [03:25.18] [03:26.80]What happened to the days back then [03:31.01] [03:32.84]When were the latest trend [03:37.06] [03:38.35]We'd sit in the park all day [03:42.34] [03:44.29]Sipping on our lemonade [03:47.34] [03:48.10]I wish [03:48.66] [03:49.20]We could go [03:50.63]Back to the easy times [03:52.44]When we didn't need rhymes [03:53.92]And I wish [03:54.85]We could go [03:56.30]Back where the skies [03:57.62]Were bright [03:58.27]And everything seemed nice [03:59.70]Now I wish [04:00.62]We could go [04:01.90]Back to the easy times [04:03.87]When we didn't need rhymes [04:05.33]And I wish [04:06.33]We could go [04:07.66]Back and I wish wish wish wish