Coolio, Billy Boy, J-Ro - I Remember lyrics

When I was a kid I rode crates on a skate
And I ate everything momma put on my plate
Niggas walked around packin B-B guns
Knock on yo' door and run, just for fun
We went to the sto' and
Sold bottles fo' a nickel
To feast upon a big bag
Of Cheetos and 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
And still be friends when it was over
We used to play tag and, hide and go seek, or
Hide and go get it if we had a few freaks
But now thangs changed, kids ain't the same
They bang, and slang, and blow out brains
I wish I could go back but
Wishin is for suckers
Life was so simple then

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 and down
But now they gang bang (bay-bee)

Well I remember yesteryear like
It was yesterday
Runnin' through the streets of Monessen, 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 drive-by Billy
Little black boy from the East
Forced to be a killer
But I can still remember

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)

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! Ha ha haha

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
And Starsky and Hutch i remember lunchtime
We used to rhyme out loud
Peace to the Wop and the hip-hop crowd
I remember

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 and down
But now they gang bang (bay-bee)

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