To all my killers and my hundred billers To emo kids that got too many He held the open while he counted her change I was next in which meant I was invisible From where I stood I could see the till was full He didn't look the type to play So I stepped forth and for my cigarettes Crept out the stores door to chase a little breath Bangles in my head, shake the off Another manic night, its gonna be a long walk A car pulled up, a fixed up A and a child climbed out and left it running They went inside of the deli, placed an With the extra dollar fifty bottled water the daughter's When came out mommy gave me a glance That said, man can love an angel but got to take the chance Already the deal, I lit one up and walk, So got back in the Oldsmobile, belted up, and took off. Thug love on the by the Walgreen's Looking at me like I'm just square saltine As I get closer I notice that they showing other sketches Out of notebooks, reminded me of my old roots I walk pass with a nod and a to God hip-hop and comic books was my genesis! Respect the and the fashions of the children It's the only culture I've got, exactly we've been building All of a sudden I'm in of some man No he's a young'in but he's got a gun in his He looks fifteen, he looks frantic, no he looks Immediately apprehensive 'til I him say "Do you want It's not mine, I promise! I found it on my in between a couple garages! Didn't wanna it for a child to stumble over! I don't know how to hold it!" It was a thirty-eight, the man's machete Held it in my hand, thinking man it's heavier then expected, wedged it behind my belt knowing that it's evil, even thought that I could trouble the extra strength weak, but over there on the corner saw I needed and proceeded to the put the heat in the mail box to it that the post office knows what's best to do with it Mosey down the road 'bout the old, I used to roam this zone two feet of snow Right here, this used to be a shop I've gotten love, gotten drunk, I've gotten beat up in that lot. I've had my Lake Street for three decades These alleyways, and these streetlights have seen my best Before I was a learning how to misbehave, All the way to the grave, South is my resting place Took a right on Lyndale, I'm getting But then the road became empty and the disappeared. The ran away, opened up the sky And one by one I every constellation die And there I was frozen, standing in my Face to face, eye to eye, staring at the last I should've known, all the way home To find she wasn't here, I'm still all alone No matter where I am, no matter I do, I'm always back home to you. They can me for dead, they can take away my true, I'm always back home to you. the lies and the sins that ride the wind that blew, I'm always coming home to you. As sure as the in the garden that you grew, I'm always coming home to you. No where I am, no matter what I do, I'm always back home to you. If only I had known what you knew, I'm always coming home to you. From the I've had to the hell I been through, I'm always back home to you I wanted to make a song where I'm from You Big ups my My territory, My state, but, I couldn't out much to brag about, Well, Prince here! We got ten lakes! But wait, The are beautiful! To me are... And we're not With pretentious stars... And it hit me, man, Minnesota is If only for not what we have But we don't Its all It out there! in there! in the mirror, the breast, the hair! "Follow the dream," Doesn't leave the love Roam if you must, but come home you've seen enough I New York and "Cali" But I movin', Too Saturated with And I'm not big on rappers, actors, or models, If I had to dip, I'd skip to Chicago. of this is a diss, No one, No where, Like damn I'm Minnesota Land of the air Too many mosquitoes and a share of egos But like my man says "That's where my stays!" So if the people laugh and giggle you tell 'em where you live Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if you know this is where you wanna raise kids Say "shh...", say "shh.." If from the Midwest and it doesn't matter where Say "shh...", say "shh.." If you can drink tap water and the air Say "shh...", say "shh.." Got trees and in the City I stay The rent's in the And I can find a parking space The out number the men two to one Got parks and zoos and to do with my son The life ain't all that, But okay, I don't to be distracted by the devil everyday! And the ain't really hard to find, In fact, you could mine if you knew how to rhyme! is for everyone around the planet That they were from somewhere other than where standing, Don't it for granted. Instead, take a around, Quit complaining and something on that ground! something on that ground! Dance and sleep on ground! Get on your hands and and watch the ants walk the ground! a family! magic! a mess! the stress, Fill motivation, And build nest! It sucks that you think where I'm is whack, But as long as that's to keep your ass from coming back. And with a smile and a hint of sarcasm he "I beg your pardon, but is my secret garden!" So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell 'em you live Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if you know is where you wanna raise your kids Say "shh...", say "shh.." If you're from the Midwest and it doesn't where Say "shh...", say "shh.." If you can drink tap water and the air Say "shh...", say "shh.." If the playground is clear of stems and Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if there's only one in your town that sells twelve-inches Say "shh...", say "shh.." If no one in your walks around with a gun Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if you ain't gonna leave 'cause this is where from Say "shh...", say "shh.."