I Grew Up In The Eighties Poem by David Boyce

I GREW UP IN THE EIGHTIES

I GREW UP IN A TERRACED HOUSE
IN THE VALLEYS, BY THE WAY!
WE WEREN'T ALL INTO FITNESS
AND SLIMMING LIKE TODAY.

WE DIDN'T BOTHER WHAT WE DRANK
OR EVEN WHAT WE ATE.
WE EAT BLACKJACKS AND MOJO'S
AROUND THE OLD SCHOOL GATE.

FROM OLD PRAM WHEELS AND BITS OF WOOD
A GAMBO WE WOULD MAKE
WE'D STEER WITH OUR LEGS OR STRING
WITH YOUR SHOES AND WOOD FOR A BRAKE.

I GREW UP IN THE EIGHTIES
POP MUSIC OF ITS OWN
WE LOOK BACK WITH GREAT MEMORIES
NOW THAT WE ARE GROWN.

WRITTEN BY DAVE BOYCE
19December 2003

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