Released: September 12, 2000

Songwriter: Nathan Morris Wanyá Morris Shawn Stockman Michael McCary

Producer: Boyz II Men Kowan “Q” Paul

[Verse 1: Wanya]
Couldn't have been more than a day over three
Tried to do and be everything that I saw on TV
That won't work now like it did work back then
But then it was easier to imagine for me

[Verse 2: Nathan]
We never had to care which party would win
Would the fighting go on, would it ever end? Yeah, yeah
Not knowing right from wrong, was the safest way to be
When we were free, so young and free

[Pre-Chorus: Shawn]
And we didn't have a care in the world
We were just too young to understand, at all
And if you feel what I'm feelin'
Then you remember

[Chorus]
Tell me do you remember when
When everything in life was so much better then
Tell me do you remember when
Do you remember?
Do you, do you remember?

[Verse 3: Wanya]
We never had to save for a rainy day
Just enjoying this time in our lives, come what may
But you and me we never needed to think about the time
Because we were free (then we were free)
So young and free

[Pre-Chorus: Nathan & Shawn]
And we didn't have a care in the world
And we were just too young to understand, at all
Ooh, and since you feel what I'm feelin'
I know you remember

[Chorus]
Tell me do you remember when
When everything in life was so much better then
Tell me do you remember when
Do you remember?
Do you remember? Do you remember?
Tell me do you remember when
When everything in life was so much better then
Tell me do you remember when
Do you remember?
Tell me do you remember when
When everything in life was so much better then
Tell me do you remember when
Do you remember?
Do you remember? Do you remember?
Tell me do you remember when
When everything in life was so much better then
Tell me do you remember when
Do you remember?
Do you, do you, do you remember?
I know you remember

Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men is an R&B vocal quartet from Philadelphia who became the most successful pop group of the 1990s. They’re best known for their passionate ballads, including the number one hits “End of The Road,” “On Bended Knee,” and “I’ll Make Love To You.”

An early version of the group was founded by Nathan Morris in the mid 1980s while attending the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where he recruited students Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Michael McCary. Singer Marc Nelson was also an early member, but left the group before their big break.

The group—who took its name from New Edition’s song “Boys To Men”—was discovered in 1988 after auditioning for New Edition’s Michael Bivins backstage at a concert. Bivins signed the group to his management company and secured them a contract with Motown Records.