Young Dumb & Broke – English Lyrics

• By: Khalid

Lyrics & Translation

"Young Dumb & Broke" offers a vibrant window into contemporary American youth culture and informal English. Its simple, repetitive lyrics and relatable themes of adolescence, love, and navigating early life make it an accessible and engaging song for language learners. Through Khalid's soulful delivery, you can pick up common conversational phrases, expressions of emotion, and gain an understanding of how youth perceive their experiences, all set to a catchy R&B beat.

[English]

So you're still thinking of me

Just like I know you should

I can not give you everything, you know I wish I could

I'm so high at the moment

I'm so caught up in this

Yeah, we're just young, dumb and broke

But we still got love to give

While we're young, dumb

Young, young, dumb and broke

Young, dumb

Young, young, dumb and broke

Young, dumb

Young, young dumb and broke

Young, dumb, broke high school kids

Ya-da-da da-da da-da-da

Ya-da-da da-da da-da

Ya-da-da da-da-da da-da

Young, dumb, broke high school kids

We have so much in common

We argue all the time

You always say I'm wrong

I'm pretty sure I'm right

What's fun about commitment?

When we have our life to live

Yeah, we're just young, dumb and broke

But we still got love to give

While we're young, dumb

Young, young, dumb and broke

Young, dumb

Young, young, dumb and broke

Young, dumb

Young, young dumb and broke

Young, dumb, broke high school kids

Ya-da-da da-da da-da-da

Ya-da-da da-da da-da

Ya-da-da da-da da-da-da

Young, dumb, broke high school kids

Jump and we think, leave it all in the game of love, love

Run into sin, do it all in the name of fun, fun

Woo-oo-oo

I'm so high at the moment

I'm so caught up in this

Yeah, we're just young, dumb and broke

But we still got love to give

While we're young, dumb

Young, young, dumb and broke

Young, dumb

Young, young, dumb and broke

Young, dumb

Young, young dumb and broke

Young, dumb, broke high school kids

Ya-da-da da-da da-da-da

Ya-da-da da-da da-da

Ya-da-da da-da da-da-da

Young, dumb, broke high school kids

Ya-da-da da-da da-da-da

Ya-da-da da-da da-da

Ya-da-da da-da da-da-da

Young, dumb, broke high school kids

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - at an early stage of life or development
dumb /dʌm/ A1	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense
broke /broʊk/ A2	adjective - having little or no money
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to freely transfer the possession of something
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - great, or greater than normal, in quantity or intensity
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - children, especially young ones
argue /ˈɑːrɡjuː/ A2	verb - to give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea
commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ B1	noun - a promise or firm decision to do something
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off a surface and into the air
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion, belief, or idea
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
sin /sɪn/ B1	noun - an act considered wrong, harmful, or immoral
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time

Key Grammar Structures

• So you're still thinking of me

  ➔ Present continuous (be + -ing) for actions/states in progress

  ➔ The line uses the present continuous: 'thinking' is the -ing form of the verb, showing an action in progress.

• I can not give you everything, you know I wish I could

  ➔ Modal verbs (can/could) and wish + could

  ➔ Modal 'can' expresses ability; 'cannot' is the negation; 'I wish I could' expresses a hypothetical wish about the present or future.

• I'm so high at the moment

  ➔ Present continuous with time phrase

  ➔ Uses the present continuous 'I'm' to describe a temporary, current state; the phrase 'at the moment' emphasizes immediacy.

• Yeah, we're just young, dumb and broke

  ➔ Be + adjective to describe state; 'just' as a degree adverb

  ➔ Be + adjective describes a state; 'just' softens or emphasizes the degree of 'young, dumb and broke'.

• We argue all the time

  ➔ Simple present for habitual actions

  ➔ The line states a habitual action using the simple present; 'argue' is in the base form after 'we'.

• You always say I'm wrong

  ➔ Present simple with adverb of frequency 'always'

  ➔ Simple present describes regular actions; 'always' is a frequent adverb emphasizing repetition.

• What's fun about commitment?

  ➔ Wh-question with 'what' + 'is' to ask about a quality

  ➔ Wh-question starting with 'What' and the verb 'is' forms a question about the nature of something; the quoted word here is 'what'.

• When we have our life to live

  ➔ Noun + to-infinitive postmodifier

  ➔ The noun 'life' is followed by a to-infinitive 'to live' as a postmodifier; this structure adds meaning to the noun.

• We still got love to give

  ➔ To-infinitive after noun or verb to express purpose or relation

  ➔ The phrase 'love to give' uses the to-infinitive after a noun to show what kind of love is described or intended.