Coolio - I Remeber lyrics

When I was a kid, I rode crates on a skate And I ate everything momma put on my plate n***az 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 s**ers Life was so simple then I remember, oh, When we used to hang (I remember) On the porch, drinkin' brew and now they drive-by (Bay-bee) I remember, oh, when we used to play (I remember) 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 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 k**ers grow Forced to live a life that I didn't know Wore the wrong colors 'cause I didn't know the facts Call her b**h, caught a case, caught a slug in my back But I adapted quickly, s**ers 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 k**er but I can still remember I remember, oh, when we used to play (I remember) Domino, on the porch but now they drive-by (Bay-bee) I remember, oh, when we used to have (I remember) Army fights, in the smog but now they gang-bang (Bay-bee) Back when I was a kid, n***a We used to have this game called, paperball (Paperball? What the f** is that?) Get a piece of paper, ball that motherf**er up And play with it, ha, ha, ha, ha 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, oh, When we used to hang (I remember) On the porch, drinkin' brew and now they drive-by (Bay-bee) I remember, oh, when we used to play (I remember) Shoot-em-up, up and down But now they gang-bang (Bay-bee) Oh, my life, no, no, I do remember, oh I know you do, I remember yesterday I remember when we played I remember yesterday, aow I remember Hell, when we used to play In ghetto blocks through the dark I remember, yeah, yeah, yeah 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