[Verse 1] I was sleeping in cla**, took a seat in the back Dreamin' of rap reading speeches while receiving a plaque The bell ring, we outta here, interruptin' my dream Now when I write the pen and mic is like a pipe to a fiend Cyphers at lunch, groupies crowd around in a bunch Wink my eye at her once, watch her try to catch up like [hunts?] Just to walk the hall with a n***a spring, summer, fall Used to want them all, my n***as We sippin' on some liquor ‘fore we dip into the party quick Jason had the cup so what we mixing the Bacardi with? sh**, if they shootin' then we hop the fence I ain't dyin' cause some n***a scuff somebody kicks Photos represent us who we were at this time So now this image seem to stay stuck in my mind Couldn't explain it any better so I wrote it in song I pray our souls rise ‘fore the devil know that we gone [Hook] In my younger days, younger days, younger days I used to sport a shine In my younger days, younger days, younger days I used to sport a shine Always got [?] [Verse 2] We was mackin' girls from other schools who came to see us play But little did they know [?] was losin' every game I was the captain of the team so I had a couple groupies Kick it, buy a ticket to [Thelona?] and the movies Kiss and missin' most of the plot My hands went from in her shirt to fingers close to her twat
That's what we called it back then That's how we chill from 93 until infinity Winnin' women's hearts and later losin' they virginities Girls that I corrupted, [?] in public Young, wasn't in love so in turn they fell in love with I know your friends say just how good we be together I hate to break your heart but you deserve somebody better The girl I really wanted she just split up with another Too scared to even ask, was close enough to be her brother Boy I'll see you in the summer, number under her name Keep in touch Dre, please don't ever change Well [Hook] [Outro] Yea we used to, always make sure you get like the baddest chick Used to see who had the dopest thing written about them And girls always said “don't show nobody” You know five minutes later n***as was showing to they boys like ‘yo, look what she wrote' E'rybody woulda had a crazy [?] dog remember? Remember back like, you know what I'm sayin' When cats used to rock, uh what's that junk called? Used to rock [Dada?], n***as used to rock like [Platinum?] Fubu and sh** Ay sh** was cool til n***as was wearing that sh** all the time We was like man, n***a Fat Albert again? Damn n***a Dog, remember the [Avery's] jackets and sh** man Remember cuttin' cla** man Bringing chicks to the movies and sh** you know what I'm sayin' Aw man Miss this sh** though