To all my killers and my hundred billers To emo that got too many feelings He held the open while he counted her change I was next in line which 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 and paid for my cigarettes out the stores front 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 up Cutlass A woman and a child climbed out and left it They went inside of the deli, placed an With the dollar fifty bottled water 'cuz the daughter's When they came out mommy gave me a That said, man can love an but he's got to take the chance Already the deal, I lit one up and walk, So they got back in the Oldsmobile, belted up, and off. Thug on the corner by the Walgreen's Looking at me like I'm another square saltine As I get closer I notice that they showing each sketches Out of their notebooks, me of my old roots I walk pass a nod and a reminisce Swear to God hip-hop and books was my genesis! Respect the and the fashions of the children It's the only I've got, exactly what we've been building All of a sudden I'm in front of man No he's a young'in but he's got a gun in his He looks fifteen, he looks frantic, no he looks apprehensive 'til I heard him say "Do you this? It's not mine, I promise! I found it on my block in a couple garages! Didn't leave it for a child to stumble over! I even know how to hold it!" It was a thirty-eight, the poor man's Held it in my hand, thinking damn man it's then expected, wedged it my belt buckle knowing that it's evil, even that I could smell trouble the strength felt weak, but over there on the saw what I needed and proceeded to the put the in the mail box to loose it figured the post office knows what's best to do with it Mosey down the road 'bout the old, I used to roam this zone with two feet of Right here, this used to be a record I've gotten love, I've gotten drunk, I've gotten up in that lot. I've had my Lake Street pride for three These alleyways, and streetlights have seen my best days Before I was a learning how to misbehave, All the way to the grave, South Side is my resting Took a on Lyndale, I'm getting near But then the road became empty and the disappeared. The clouds ran away, up the sky And one by one I watched constellation die And I was frozen, standing in my backyard Face to face, eye to eye, staring at the last I should've known, walked all the way To find that she here, I'm still all alone No matter I am, no matter what I do, I'm always coming back to you. They can leave me for dead, they can take my true, I'm always coming home to you. Through the lies and the sins that ride the wind blew, I'm always coming back to you. As sure as the life in the garden you grew, I'm always coming home to you. No matter I am, no matter what I do, I'm always coming back to you. If I had known what you already knew, I'm always coming home to you. the heaven I've had to the hell I been through, I'm coming back home to you I wanted to a song about where I'm from You Big ups my My territory, My state, but, I figure out much to brag about, Well, lives here! We got ten lakes! But wait, The are beautiful! To me are... And not infested With pretentious stars... And it hit me, man, is dope If only simply for not what we But we don't Its all It out there! in there! in the mirror, the breast, the hair! "Follow the dream," Doesn't mean the love Roam if you must, but come home you've seen enough I New York and "Cali" But I movin', Too Saturated humans And I'm not big on rappers, actors, or models, If I had to dip, I'd probably to Chicago. None of is a diss, No one, No where, Like I'm from Minnesota Land of the air Too many mosquitoes and a share of egos But my man Sabe says "That's where my stays!" So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell 'em where you Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if you know this is you wanna raise your kids Say "shh...", say "shh.." If you're the Midwest and it doesn't matter where Say "shh...", say "shh.." If you can tap water and breathe the air Say "shh...", say "shh.." Got trees and vegetation in the I stay The in the mail And I can always find a space The women out the men two to one Got parks and zoos and to do with my son The night 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 have if you knew how to rhyme! This is for around the planet That wishes they from somewhere other than where standing, Don't it for granted. Instead, take a around, Quit complaining and build on that ground! something on that ground! Dance and on that ground! Get on your hands and knees and watch the ants the ground! a family! magic! a mess! the stress, Fill motivation, And your nest! It sucks that you think I'm from is whack, But as long as that's enough to your ass from coming back. And with a and a hint of sarcasm he says "I beg your pardon, but this is my garden!" So if the people laugh and giggle when you 'em where 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 and breathe the air Say "shh...", say "shh.." If the playground is clear of and syringes Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if there's only one store in your town that sells Say "shh...", say "shh.." If no one in crew walks around with a gun Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if you gonna leave 'cause this is where you're from Say "shh...", say "shh.."