Young Dumb & Broke – English Lyrics

• By: Khalid

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the laid-back, colloquial American English used in Khalid's 'Young Dumb & Broke.' This track is an excellent resource for learning casual slang and natural phrasing used by contemporary youth, making it a perfect starting point for understanding modern conversational English.

[English]

[music]

>> So you're still thinking of me, just

like I know you should.

I cannot [music]

give you everything. You know I wish I

could. I'm [music] so high at the

moment. I'm so caught up in this. Yeah,

we're just young, [music] dumb, and

broke, [singing] but we still got love

to give [music] while we're young, dumb,

young, young, dumb, and broke.

Young, dumb, [music] young, young, dumb,

and broke. Young, dumb, young, young,

[singing] dumb, and broke.

Young, dumb, broke high school kid.

>> [music]

>> Young, [music] dumb, broke high school

kid.

We have so much in common. [music]

We argue all the time. You always

[music]

say I'm wrong. I'm pretty sure I'm

right. [music]

What's fun about commitment

when we have our life [music] to live?

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

but we still got love to give while

we're [music] young, dumb, young, young,

[singing] dumb, and broke. Young, dumb,

young, young, dumb, and broke. Young,

dumb, [music] young, young, dumb, and

broke.

Young, dumb, broke high school [music]

kid.

>> [music]

>> Young, dumb, broke school kids.

>> [music]

>> Everything, leave it all in the game of

love.

Love.

Want to sin, do it all in the name of

fun.

>> [music]

>> Fun.

I'm so high at the moment. I'm so caught

up in this.

Yeah, we're [music] just young, dumb,

and broke, but we still got love to give

[music] while we're young, dumb. Young,

young, dumb, and broke. Young, dumb.

[music]

Young, young, dumb, and broke. Young,

dumb. Young, young, dumb, and broke.

Young, [music] dumb, broke, high school

kids.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, dumb, broke, [music and singing]

high school kids.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, dumb, broke, high school kids.

>> [music]

>> So, you're still [music] thinking of me,

just like I know you should.

I [music] cannot give you everything.

You know I wish I could. I'm so [music]

high at the moment. I'm so caught up in

this. Yeah, we're just young, [music]

dumb, and broke, but we still got love

to give [music] while we're young,

[singing] dumb. Young, young, dumb, and

broke. Young, dumb. Young, young,

[singing] dumb, and broke. [music]

Young, dumb. Young, young, dumb, and

broke.

Young, [music] dumb, broke high school

kid.

>> [music]

>> Young, dumb, broke high school kid.

[music]

We have so much in common. We argue

[music]

all the time. You always say I'm wrong.

I'm pretty sure I'm right.

What's fun [music] about commitment

when we have all life to live?

Yeah, we're just young, [music] dumb,

and broke, but we still got love to give

while [music] we're young, dumb. Young,

young, dumb, and broke. Young, dumb.

[music] Young, young, dumb, and broke.

Young, dumb. Young, young, [singing]

dumb, and broke. Young, dumb, [music]

broke high school kid.

>> [music]

>> Young, [music] dumb, broke high school

kid. Sure,

we can leave it all in the game of love.

Love.

Want to sin, do it all in the

[singing and music] name of fun.

Fun.

Woah, oh, oh.

I'm [music] so high at the moment. I'm

so caught up in this.

Yeah, we're [music] just young, dumb,

and broke, but we still got love to give

[music] while we're young.

Young, young, dumb, and broke. Young,

dumb. Young, young, dumb, and broke.

Young, dumb. [music] Young, young, dumb,

and broke.

Young, dumb, broke high school kids.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, dumb, [music] broke high school

kids.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, [singing] dumb, broke high school

kids.

>> [music]

>> So, you're [music] still thinking of me,

just like I know [music] you should. I

cannot give you everything. [music]

You know [singing] I wish I could. I'm

so high at the moment. I'm so [music]

caught up in this. Yeah, we're just

young, dumb, and broke, but we [music]

still got love to give while we're

young. Young, young, young, dumb, and

broke. [music] Young, dumb. Young,

young, dumb, and broke. Young, dumb.

Young, young, dumb, and broke.

Young, [music] dumb, broke high school

kids.

>> [music]

>> Young, dumb, broke high school kid.

We [music] 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 [music] commitment

when we have all life to live?

Yeah, we're [music] just young, dumb,

and broke, but we still [singing] got

love to give while we're young, dumb,

young, young, dumb, [music] and broke,

young, dumb, young, young, dumb, and

[singing] broke, young, dumb, young,

young, [music] dumb, and broke, young,

dumb, broke high school kid.

>> [music]

>> Young, [music] dumb, broke high school

kid. Show me

everything, leave it all in the name

[music]

of love.

Love.

Want [singing] to sing, do it [music]

all in the name of fun.

Fun.

Woah, woah, woah.

>> [music]

>> I'm so high at [singing] the moment. I'm

so caught up in this.

Yeah, [music] we're just young, dumb,

and broke, but we still got love to give

while we're young, dumb, young, young,

[music] dumb, and broke, young, dumb,

young, young, dumb, and broke, young,

dumb, [music]

young, young, dumb, and broke, young,

dumb, broke high school kid.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, dumb, broke, high school kid.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, dumb, [singing] broke, high

school [music] kids.

>> [singing and music]

>> Subhan

Subhanalladhi

>> [singing]

>> qamarun nabiil huda

>> [singing]

>> wa awjada nurahu

wa awjada nurahu

qabla khalqil aalami

wa sammahu

Muhammadan

Allahumma

salli wa sallim wa barik

alayhi

>> [music]

>> salli [music] rabbil

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> So you're still thinking of me, just

like I know you should. I can [music]

not give you everything. You know I wish

I could. I'm so high at the [music]

moment. I'm so caught up in this. Yeah,

we're just young, [music] dumb, and

broke, but we still got love to give

[music] while we're young, dumb. Young,

young, dumb, and broke.

Young, dumb. [music] Young, young, dumb,

and broke. Young, dumb. Young, young,

[singing] dumb, and broke.

Young, dumb, broke high school kid.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, dumb, broke high school kid.

We have so much [music]

in common. We argue all the time. You

always [music]

say I'm wrong. I'm pretty sure I'm

right. [music]

What's fun about commitment

when we have [music] all life to live?

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

But, we still got love to give while

we're [music] young, dumb, young, young,

[singing] dumb, and broke,

young, dumb, young, young, dumb, and

broke,

young, dumb, [music] young, young, dumb,

and broke,

young, dumb, broke high school kid.

>> [music]

>> Young, [music] dumb, broke high school

kid. Show

everything, [singing] leave it all in

the game of

>> [music]

>> love.

Love.

Want to say

and do it all in the name of fun.

>> [music]

>> Fun. Woah, woah, woah.

I'm so high [music] at the moment. I'm

so caught up in this.

Yeah, we're [music] just young, dumb,

and broke. But, we still got love to

give [music] while we're young, dumb,

young, young, dumb, and broke,

young, dumb, [music] young, young, dumb,

and broke, young, dumb, young, young,

[music] dumb, and broke,

young, dumb, broke high school kid.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, [music] dumb, broke high school

kid.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, dumb, broke high school kids.

>> [music]

>> So you're [music] still thinking of me

just like I know you should. I cannot

[music]

give you everything. You know I wish I

could. I'm so [music] high at the

moment. I'm so caught up in this. Yeah,

we're just young, [music] dumb, and

broke, but we still got love to give

while we're young, [singing] dumb.

Young, young, dumb, and broke.

Young, [music] dumb. Young, [singing]

young, dumb, and broke. Young, dumb.

Young, [music] young, dumb, and broke.

Young, dumb, broke high school kids.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young, dumb, broke high school kids.

We have so much in common. We argue

[music]

all the time. You always say I'm wrong.

I'm pretty sure I'm right.

What's fun [music] about commitment

when we have all life to live?

Yeah, we're just young, [music] dumb,

and broke, but we still got love to give

while we're young, dumb. Young, young,

dumb, and broke. Young, dumb. [music]

Young, young, dumb, and broke. Young,

dumb. Young,

>> [singing]

>> young dumb, and broke.

Young dumb, [music] broke high school

kids.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young dumb, broke high school kids.

Show

everything, leave it all in the game of

love. Love.

Want to sing, do it all in the

[singing and music] name of fun.

Fun.

I'm so [music] high at the moment. I'm

so caught up in this.

Yeah, we're [music] just young, dumb,

and broke, but we still got love to give

[music] while we're young, dumb, young,

young, dumb, and broke. Young dumb,

young, young, dumb, and broke. Young

dumb,

>> [music]

>> young, young, dumb, and broke.

Young dumb, broke high school kids.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young dumb, broke high school kids.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Young [singing] dumb, broke high school

kids.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
dumb /dʌm/ B1	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - having no money
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - under the influence of drugs
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
caught up /kɔːt ʌp/ B2	adjective - involved in a situation that is difficult to escape
common /ˈkɑːmən/ B1	adjective - shared by two or more people
argue /ˈɑːrɡjuː/ B1	verb - to exchange opposite views angrily
commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ B2	noun - a promise to be loyal to someone or something
sin /sɪn/ B2	verb - to commit an immoral act
high school /haɪ skuːl/ A1	noun - a school for students aged 14 to 18
kid /kɪd/ A2	noun - a child or young person
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity for amusement or competition
everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ A1	pronoun - all things; all relevant facts
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to feel or express a strong desire or hope

Key Grammar Structures

• So you're still thinking of me, just like I know you should.

  ➔ Modal auxiliary verb (should) indicating expectation/advisability.

  ➔ The use of 'should' here implies an obligation or expectation based on the speaker's knowledge of the listener.

• I cannot give you everything. You know I wish I could.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood/Hypothetical wish using 'could'.

  ➔ The speaker uses 'could' to express a desire for something that is currently impossible in reality.

• I'm so caught up in this.

  ➔ Passive construction used as an adjective/stative verb.

  ➔ The phrase 'caught up' functions as a state of being completely involved or preoccupied.

• What's fun about commitment when we have our life to live?

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun structure + infinitive phrase.

  ➔ The structure 'have [something] to [verb]' indicates a future obligation or task.

• Leave it all in the game of love.

  ➔ Imperative sentence structure.

  ➔ The imperative 'leave' is used here to suggest an action or attitude without a clear subject.

• We have so much in common.

  ➔ Quantifier 'so much' used in a comparative context.

  ➔ The phrase 'in common' functions as an idiomatic adjectival phrase meaning 'shared'.