Remember When

Do you remember the times when life seemed so real
All the joy and pain it made you feel
Do you remember the times when you felt the love
Yeah I'm talkin' bout those memories

I remember as a young boy
As a young lad
I would want for the things now relics of the past
Moving fast
Feeling last
At the back of the class
Hoping I would pass and hoping that I wouldn't crash
Not so daft, I ain't a punk
But my pants they stayed pulled up
Rocking Reebok sneakers
Schemin' with a fresh haircut
Tried my luck, with all the ladies
Too young to call em baby
Would question the name and clown me if I said I'm from Haiti
Ain't too crazy now that I look back
I played my cards right
See the hand that I was given from the dealer of the light
I never folded or faltered
Left my depression on the altar
I called it how I saw it
My past is now my knowledge
Share those memories

'Cause I remember when (Yeah I remember when)
Yeah I remember when (Yeah I remember when)
Yeah I remember when (Yeah I remember when)
Said I remember when (Share those memories)
Oh I remember when (Love those memories)
Said I remember when (Keep those memories)
Said I remember when (Those memories)

Do you remember the first time, when you felt a thing called love
The butterflies in your belly
This was your heart on drugs
Do you remember the friendships you thought would last forever
Some do and some don't
And looking back it's all for the better
Do you remember
The good times, all filled with innocence
When our daughters and sons would step out to see the sun
Yeah I remember, it's called nostalgia known as brighter days
We long for those times because we made it through okay
Yeah the old school paved the way
Yeah the 90's kept it great
Now it ain't the same, they say the things we cherish have changed
Ain't it sweet
Today's kids will never know how it used to be
So we teach them how we were taught
And the cycle repeats
Love those memories

'Cause I remember when (Yeah I remember when)
Yeah I remember when (Yeah I remember when)
Yeah I remember when (Yeah I remember when)
Said I remember when (Share those memories)
Oh I remember when (Love those memories)
Said I remember when (Keep those memories)
Said I remember when (Those memories)

So remember that the bad times are times that aren't forever
Yet our memories are ones we call on in stormy weather
The feather that keeps floating in the wind
Which we depend on
An end on
The same song that keeps us going headstrong
And when I turn my head to the sky and ask the Lord
Will my name be in His book when I die, it strikes a chord
Faith restored and past is poured in the cups of the world
These stories can change the hearts of these boys and girls
And to my friends and family
My peers and enemies
The lovers, haters
And all the spiritual forces I can't see
When I no longer be
When this earth sets my soul free
All I ask is don't forget me, sincerely, please
Keep those memories

'Cause I remember when (Yeah I remember when)
Yeah I remember when (Yeah I remember when)
Yeah I remember when (Yeah I remember when)

Do you remember the times when life seemed so real
All the joy and pain it made you feel
Do you remember the times when you felt the love
Yeah I'm talkin' bout those memories
Do you remember the times when life seemed so real
All the joy and pain it made you feel
Do you remember the times when you felt the love
Yeah I'm talkin' bout those memories