To all my killers and my hundred dollar To emo kids that got too many He held the register while he counted her change I was next in which meant I was invisible From where I stood I could see that the till was He look the type to play superhero So I stepped and paid for my cigarettes Crept out the stores front door to chase a breath in my head, shake the song off Another manic Monday night, its be a long walk A car pulled up, a fixed up A woman and a child climbed out and left it They went of the deli, placed an order With the dollar fifty bottled water 'cuz the daughter's When they came out mommy me a glance That said, man can love an angel but he's got to take the Already the deal, I lit one up and walk, So they got in the Oldsmobile, belted up, and took off. Thug on the corner by the Walgreen's Looking at me like I'm just square saltine As I get closer I notice that they showing each other Out of their notebooks, reminded me of my old 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 got, exactly what we've been building All of a sudden I'm in front of man No a young'in but he's got a gun in his hand He fifteen, he looks frantic, no he looks afraid Immediately 'til I heard him say "Do you want this? not mine, I promise! I found it on my block in a couple garages! Didn't wanna leave it for a child to over! I don't even know how to it!" It was a thirty-eight, the poor man's Held it in my hand, thinking damn man it's heavier expected, it behind my belt buckle knowing that it's evil, even that I could smell trouble the strength felt weak, but over there on the corner saw what I needed and to the put the heat in the mail box to it figured that the post office knows what's to do with it down the road thinkin' 'bout the old, I used to roam this zone with two feet of Right here, this used to be a record gotten love, I've gotten drunk, I've gotten beat up in that lot. I've had my Street pride for three decades alleyways, and these streetlights have seen my best days Before I was a learning how to misbehave, All the way to the grave, Side is my resting place a right on Lyndale, I'm getting near But the road became empty and the people disappeared. The ran away, opened up the sky And one by one I watched every die And there I was frozen, in my backyard Face to face, eye to eye, staring at the last I should've known, all the way home To find that she wasn't here, I'm still all No matter where I am, no what I do, I'm always back home to you. can leave me for dead, they can take away my true, I'm coming back home to you. Through the lies and the sins that the wind that blew, I'm always coming back to you. As as the life 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 I had known what you already knew, I'm always coming back to you. From the heaven I've had to the hell I through, I'm always coming home to you I wanted to make a song about I'm from You Big ups my My territory, My state, but, I couldn't out much to brag about, Well, lives here! We got ten lakes! But wait, The are beautiful! To me are... And we're not pretentious movie stars... And it hit me, man, Minnesota is If simply for not what we have But what we 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 home when you've seen enough I love New 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. of this 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 like my man says "That's my mommy stays!" So if the people laugh and giggle you tell 'em where you live Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if you this is where 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 drink tap and breathe the air Say "shh...", say "shh.." Got trees and vegetation in the City I The in the mail And I can always find a parking The women out the men two to one Got parks and zoos and things to do my son The night ain't all that, But okay, I don't need to be distracted by the everyday! And the jobs ain't hard to find, In fact, you could mine if you knew how to rhyme! is for everyone around the planet That wishes they were from somewhere than where standing, Don't it for granted. Instead, a look around, Quit complaining and something on that ground! Plant something on ground! Dance and on that ground! Get on hands and knees 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 enough to keep your ass coming back. And a smile and a hint of sarcasm he says "I beg pardon, but this is my secret garden!" So if the people laugh and giggle when you 'em where you live Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if you know this is where you 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 and syringes Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if there's only one store in town that sells twelve-inches Say "shh...", say "shh.." If no one in your crew around with a gun Say "shh...", say "shh.." And if you ain't gonna leave 'cause this is you're from Say "shh...", say "shh.."