We were something, weren’t we Laid-back We were something way back We were, we were When I was a kid we used to sit up in my room and listen closely To every single word that Dr. Dre and Snoop were throwing Back then we had that 4-track Tascam Chuck would lay a beat, yeah we were bussing in the basement Couple kids laying down a little funky track What I’d give for just a moment we could go back Back then we didn’t know any rules Didn’t have to pick a lane, we were just a couple fools We were something, weren’t we Laid-back, laid-back We were something, weren’t we We were something way back We were, we were Fast forward to Beachwood Canyon, D.A.W slamming Slim on the guitar, Yaden on the Hammond Sharpening them skills in the school of hard knocks We were a little bit of rock, a little west coast pop Still a bunch of kids laying down a little funky track What I’d give for just a moment we could go back Back then we didn’t know any rules Didn’t have to pick a lane, we were just a bunch of fools We were something, weren’t we Laid-back, laid-back We were something, weren’t we We were something way back We were, we were We were something, weren’t we Laid-back, laid-back We were something, weren’t we We were something way back We were, we were Carlotta said her first record was Doobie Brothers Bought a 45, comes from a family of music lovers Life is a conversation of how we feel about each other An hour ago I gave her a hug along with my father Went from performing in the living room to crushing a concert And from the encore to the interview with the cinematographer Now the cutlery we eating with is gilded and gossamer Looking back it’s like we couldn’t have been awesomer We were something, weren’t we Something like that spring day with a cool breeze and the right song Rock and rolling with our best friends and somebody tell me put the jams on Had the mic in the bedroom I was freestyling in my church clothes All praise due to the most high All praise be to the God flows Late nights in the studios after mosh pitting at the house shows KY down to Tennessee then it’s overseas, yeah we out bro I was just a lil choir boy, lil All-State, lil alto Look how it all turned out though We were something, weren’t we We were something, weren’t we Laid-back, laid-back We were something, weren’t we We were something way back We were, we were We were something, weren’t we We were something, weren’t we We were something way back We were, we were We were something, weren’t we Laid-back, laid-back We were something, weren’t we We were something way back We were, we were We were something, weren’t we Laid-back, laid-back We were something, weren’t we We were something way back We were, we were