At the time of the divided skirts, i was cool at school,
Was eating at the self service, no mad cow disease,
On telly, i was fan of Ayato
( Ayato from a TV serie called in french «sankukai» from japan, named in japanese :Uchu kara no messeji: Ginga taisen , and in english : Message from Space: Galactic Battle, it has been a big hit for a generation of people in France at the beginning of the 80's , URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_from_Space )
In the streets it was «the knife sharpener » 
the « must » at that time were the flairs
( In french, « patte d'eph » ie « elephants' legs » have been fashionable for a while in the late 70's  )
Folon, Gilles Villeneuve and Michel Polnareff,
( Folon was a famous belgium artist URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Folon / Gilles Villeneuve was a famous canadian F1 pilot URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Villeneuve / Michel polnareff is a famous french singer, URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Polnareff )
Avant garde creator before Gaultier, 
( Gaultier is of course Jean-Paul Gaultier the famous designer, URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Gaultier )
I was shocking people, my blue jeans with four folds,
You can call me a nostalgic rapper,
New-romantic with pastoral actions,
Before, for kids, the grown ups were like myths,
Look, now, this is the parents who are scared.

Times are changing.
Times are changing.

I go to Uni at the slowest pace,
But i should have cut classes to avoid asbestos,
I have friends of all sorts, peace to Som Vang !
We meet after classes, and i progress at ping-pong,
In the rap nights, i attack, free style, at the mic,
I mountain bike the obstacle with a pair of Nike,
I had in my class some fan of Ines,
( Ines de la Fressanges was a famous top model, clothes designer and perfume producer, URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%C3%A8s_de_la_Fressange  )
In the PMU cafe, it was more like Pierette Bres,
(  a PMU cafe or « pari mutuel urbain » is a cafe where you can place bets on horses [legally], for pictures of what it is : http://images.google.fr/images?gbv=1&hl=fr&sa=1&q=PMU&btnG=Recherche+d%27images / Pierette Bres was a famous host for horse races television programs )
I am talking about the times when we said « hello » in the streets,
Of simplicity, but it does not exist anymore,
I kid you not ! People are presenting themselves like tags,
They flirt ! Even with a mobile phone.

Times are changing.
Times are changing.

It is a bit like Perec that i remember.
( Georges Perec was a french writer, who was close to the O.U.L.I.P.O., and who wrote « i remember ». or «  je me souviens » in 1978, URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Perec  )
The nines academy and egyptian temples.
( « the nines academy » or « l'academie des neuf » is an imported television game from the USA, « the Hollywood Squares »  )
I did not see Cairo since the death of Sadate
(  Anouar el-Sadate [أنور السادات ] was the president of Egypt until he was assassinated in 1981. URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_El_Sadat  )
If you count in years , you will understand that it dates,
I wanted to be pickpocket in the kangurus,
Some friends, some T-Bone steack for the BBQ,
But the world is complex, i have some tipp-ex,
(  Tipp-ex the eraser white fluid, URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipp-Ex  )
Like everybody else, i stay perplexed,
I still can recall my small north neighbourhood,
We would do many efforts, for our bodies, through sports, 
It is finished, no more athlets on the lanes,
We see, 8.6 competitions.....
( 8.6 is a beer made by Bavaria company, 8.6 percent of alcohol usually sold in 500ml cans for cheap, for images : http://images.google.fr/images?gbv=1&hl=fr&sa=1&q=8.6+bavaria&btnG=Recherche+d%27images )

Times are changing.
Times are changing.