(Hook2x) [melodic male vocals] When we were young all we did was dream our imaginations made us free When we were young, we were careless and free (Yeah, yeah) No boundaries to what we believed (Ooh, we believed) (Verse 1)[ laid back smoothe aggressive delivery] I remember, I remember playing outside till the streetlights came on (Streetlights, yeah) Having to be home for dinner before the night was gone Mama calling from the doorway, “Come on in!” (We knew that voice) Sitting in front of the TV on Saturday mornings Watching Captain Planet with a bowl of Sugar Smacks (Sugar Smacks, yeah) With a hanger as an antenna Making magic out of what we had (That’s right) We didn’t have much, but somehow we had everything (We had everything) Turning cardboard boxes into castles like we were living royal “Long live the kids!” Making bicycles into race cars Imagination was the only thing that we could afford (And it was enough) Running through the neighborhood with scraped knees Never thinking about tomorrow No, no, no Mama making something out of nothing Stretching dinner when the cabinets looked empty (Still she made it work) We learned how to laugh through the struggle Make a playground out of the pavement (Find a way, find a way) Turn a blanket into a spaceship And the living room into a whole new planet (Blast off!) No money in our pockets, but dreams in our eyes (Dreams in our eyes) Looking at the stars, wondering what was waiting On the other side of the sky (Ooh, what’s out there?) We didn’t know we were poor We just knew we were alive (We were alive) Every sunset felt like a promise Every sunrise gave us tomorrow (Another chance, another day) The world felt bigger when you were young And your mind could take you anywhere (Anywhere we wanted to go) We found beauty in the broken places Like there was magic hiding everywhere (Magic everywhere) Those memories still live in me When life gets hard and the weight gets heavy (I go back, I go back) I close my eyes and go back to that little kid Who believed anything was possible (Anything was possible) And nothing could ever break me (No, nothing could break me) When we were young, we were careless and free (Yeah, yeah) And the whole wide world belonged to you and me (Ooh, belonged to us) (Hook2x) When we were young all we did was dream our imaginations made us free When we were young, we were careless and free (Yeah, yeah) No boundaries to what we believed (Ooh, we believed)
