I Remember
Verse one: coolio
When i was a kid i rode crates on a skate
And i ate everything momma put on my plate
Niggaz walked around packin b-b guns
Knock on yo' door & run, just for fun
We went to the sto' & sold bottles fo' a nickel
To feast upon a big bag of cheetos & a pickle
You could get a soda foe less than quarter, and
People used to speak even if they didn't know ya
We fought in the streets like little black soldiers
Shake hands, & still be friends when it was over
We used to play tag and, hide & go seek, or
Hide & go get it if we had a few freaks, but
Now thangs changed, kids ain't the same
They bang, & slang, & blow out brains
I wish i could go back but, wishin is for suckers
Life was so simple then
Chorus one: ?
I remember (i remember) ohhhhhhh
When we used to hang
On the porch, drinkin brew
And now they drive-by (bay-bee)
I remember (i remember) ohhhhhhh
When we used to play
Shoot-em-up, up & down
But now they gang-bang (bay-bee)
Verse two: billy boy
Well i remember yesteryear like it was yesterday
Runnin through the streets of onessa p-a
I take you through my childhood step by step
Daddy always told me to maintain my rep though
Daddy was a dawg he ain't raise no punks
In the midst of the trees we learned how to thump
At the tender age of nine momma put us on a plane
Next stop -- the land of the insane
Compton california where the killers grow
Forced to live a life that i didn't know
Wore the wrong colors cause i didn't know the facts
Call her bitch, caught a case, caught a slug in my back
But i adapted quickly, suckers tried to get me
Now the fools better run cause this just driveby billy
Little black boy from the east
Forced to be a killer, but i can still remember
Chorus two: ?
I remember (i remember) ohhhhhhh
When we used to play
Domino, on the porch
But now they drive-by (bay-bee)
I remember (i remember) ohhhhhhh
When we used to have
Army fights, in the smog
But now they gang-bang (bay-bee)
[coolio] back when i was a kid nigga
We used to have this game called paperball
(paperball? what the fuck is that?)
Get a piece of paper, ball that motherfucker up
And play with it! hahahaha
Verse three: j-ro
I got tha alkaholik juice to wake ya up like a rooster
Back when i was young, i used to be a booster
Stealin candy from the sto', go to school, come up
I had the whole playground, chewin all my gum up
You know what i'm sayin? playin still to the chest
And i was the best, playin kickball at recess
I play pop warner, golden pairs for the losers
We used to hop corners on the fresh deuce cruisers
Playin galaga, space invaders, eatin reese's
I had all the women cause my tough skins had creases
And it's been that way since day one
Girls of the world ain't nothin but fun
I used to watch dr. j, come through in the clutch
Remember new zoo review, & starsky & hutch
I remember lunchtime, we used to rhyme out loud
Peace to the wop & the hip-hop crowd, i remember
Chorus one
Outro: ?
Ohhh, my life, no no
I do remember ohhhhhhhh
I know you do
I remember yesterday
I remember when we played
I remember yesterday, aoowwwwwww!
I remember, hell, when we used to play
In ghetto blocks through the dark
I rememmmmmberrrrrr
Yeahhh yeahhh yeahh
We used to play dominoes all night long
Dominoes all night long
Yesterday, yesterday
Do you remember yesterday? i remember yesterday
You remember remember remember remember...
