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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rizzle Kicks
Rizzle Kicks
Performer
Harley Alexander-Sule
Harley Alexander-Sule
Vocals
Jordan Stephens
Jordan Stephens
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harley Alexander-Sule
Harley Alexander-Sule
Composer
Jordan Stephens
Jordan Stephens
Composer
James Dring
James Dring
Composer
Jody Street
Jody Street
Composer
Danny Ray
Danny Ray
Composer
Jackie Edwards
Jackie Edwards
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Rural
The Rural
Producer
Rob Chiarelli
Rob Chiarelli
Mixing Engineer
John Davies
John Davies
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can remember that when I was a little youth
I wanted to fly around the world, making a new life
I never thought today, I'd be where I am now
[Verse 2]
Yo, wanted to be a fireman
Then I lost the desire, man
The second I got old enough
To buy myself a cider can
Yeah, I was a smart little kid
That side's departed me since
These days you can catch me
Sittin' on the bench in the park with a lager and crisps
[Verse 3]
Back when I was younger
I wanted to be everything on the planet
Now that I am older
It seems the ambition has vanished
[Verse 4]
Yeah, when I was a youngster
When I was a, when I was a youngster
Youngster, when I was a youngster
Yeah, and now that I'm older
I wish I could've been everything that I wanted
I'm on it
[Verse 5]
I think that if I think back, back to the days
When I thought I didn't think that nothing
That I thought would not be possible
Ha, try and figure that out
Back when I didn't know how
To settle for a desk job, bringin' those pounds
I wanted to live in those clouds
These days I deliver those sounds
[Verse 6]
I always thought of myself as a simple dreamer
I never tried too hard, but believed it
Now all of a sudden, it's gone my way
[Verse 7]
Back when I was younger
I wanted to be everything on the planet
Now that I am older
It seems the ambition has vanished
[Verse 8]
Yeah, when I was a youngster
When I was a, when I was a youngster
Youngster, when I was a youngster
Yeah, and now that I'm older
I wish I could've been everything that I wanted
I'm on it
[Verse 9]
When I was a youngster
When I was a, when I was a youngster
Youngster, when I was a
Yeah
[Verse 10]
Back when I was younger
I wanted to be everything on the planet
Now that I am older
It seems the ambition has vanished
[Verse 11]
Yeah, when I was a youngster
When I was a, when I was a youngster
Youngster, when I was a youngster
Yeah, and now that I'm older
I wish I could've been everything that I wanted
I'm on it, yeah
[Verse 12]
Back when I was younger
I wanted to be everything on the planet
Now that I am older
It seems the ambition has vanished
[Verse 13]
Yeah, when I was a youngster
When I was a, when I was a youngster
Youngster, when I was a youngster
Yeah, and now that I'm older
I wish I could've been everything that I wanted
I'm on it, yeah
Written by: Danny Ray, Harley Alexander-Sule, Jackie Edwards, James Dring, Jody Street, Jordan Stephens
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