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