When I of home, I think of a place where there is
We all got to a place where we come from place that we come from is called home We set out on our travels, we do the we can We this big earth as we roam
We all got to have place that we come from This place that we come from is home An' though we may love, this place on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, it's ya at"
I come up in the street some real wild brothers With more than one name an' than one baby mother More one chase, been on more than one run Got than one enemy an' more than one gun
While these cats that's less is just more raw Less space 'cause the projects laced more flaws Less sleep 'cause the nights ain't peace, more war
The can is raw like thirsty, rainy thunder claps On the with your old pop, pleadin' number act To the with the red top fiends is huddled at To the crib where the little kids their summers trapped
the jungle cats, lions an' tigers, leopards an' cheetahs For gazelle, you get like a zebra, they blaze cheeba cheeba An' dominate the on the street Hungry bellies only what they eat an' it's hard to compete
they smilin' with your heart in they teeth An' the odds is high beyond an' beneath Son, I plenty places in my life an' time An' regardless where is, son, home is mine
We all got to a place where we come from This place that we come from is home We set out on our travels, we do the we can We travel big earth as we roam
We all got to have place where we come from The place we come from is called home Even we may love, this place is on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, where ya at"
Some people out in New York City Some people in Atlanta Some people got to live, people do live, Miami
All my at California An' other people got to live, An' everybody got to in the whole big world Together you an' me
When I of home, my remembrance of my beginnin' Laundromat helpin' ma dukes fold the bed Chillin' in front of my building my brother an' them Spendin' nights in with my cousins an' them
Wise an' Beat Street, federal relief meltin' in the mornin' grits we used to eat Stickin' to teeth an' teeth is hard to keep With every flavor, 'Now an' Later' a dime apiece
Old timers on the bench playin' an' thangs Tellin' tales about they to be involved in things Start to drinkin', talkin' loud, up an' showin' out On the phone, the cops, pick 'em up, move 'em out
An' it's all too to start wildin' I'm a pirate on an island, treasure known as silence An' it's hard to find block in dark lobbies Funeral homes packed, but only dark
I sleep hardly, stirred up like Bob Marley Marl played the symphony, remember we recall Son, I to many places in my space an' time An' whatever my home is, son, is mine
We all got to have a place where we from This place that we come is called home We set out on our travels, we do the we can We travel big earth as we roam
Said, We all got to have some place where we come This that we come from is called home Even though we may love, place is on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, where ya at"
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