I was hella broke then I ain't have a dime But I was always focused I ain't waste no time I ain't have a car in my name I used to walk to work every day Me and my dog, back in the night I came out alright All the homies, we came up the same way And I swear ain't nothing change Got a little bit of change in my pocket, but I maintain We were young and in this world chasing dreams and girls Running from our problems I know that we older now, but that's what we were all about I remember we were young Young and dumb Some niggas in a rush ♪ I remember we were young Young and dumb I remember it was gang over love That was us ♪ I remember we would cut class My teachers used to hate me The only reason that I did that was to keep from going crazy I didn't give a damn 'bout my grades That's probably why we failed the ninth grade Me and my dogs Like it or not, we came out okay All the homies, we came up the same way And I swear ain't nothing change Way before I ever moved out the house and did the damn thing We were young and in this world chasing dreams and girls Running from our problems And I know we're older now, but that's what we were all about I remember we were young Young and dumb Some niggas in a rush ♪ I remember we were young Young and dumb I remember it was gang over love That was us