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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 travel big earth as we roam
We all got to some place that we come from This place that we come is called home An' though we may love, this place on the map Said, "It where ya from, it's where ya at"
I up in the street around some real wild brothers With than one name an' more than one baby mother More than one chase, on more than one run Got more than one enemy an' more one gun
While these cats less privileged is just more raw Less space 'cause the projects laced with flaws Less sleep the nights ain't peace, it's more war
The can is raw like thirsty, season thunder claps On the with your old pop, pleadin' number act To the spot the red top fiends is huddled at To the crib where the little spend their summers trapped
With the cats, lions an' tigers, leopards an' cheetahs For gazelle, you get chased like a zebra, blaze cheeba cheeba An' the weaker on the street bellies only love what they eat an' it's hard to compete
When they smilin' your heart in they teeth An' the odds is stacked high an' beneath Son, I been places in my life an' time An' regardless where home is, son, home is
We all got to have a place where we come 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
We all got to have some place where we from The that we come from is called home Even though we may love, place is on the map Said, "It where ya from, it's where 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' other people got to live, An' everybody got to live in the big world just you an' me
When I of home, my remembrance of my beginnin' Laundromat helpin' ma dukes the bed linen in front of my building with my brother an' them Spendin' nights in Bushwick my cousins an' them
Wise town an' Street, federal relief Slowly meltin' in the mornin' we used to eat Stickin' to teeth an' teeth is hard to keep With every flavor, 'Now an' only a dime apiece
Old timers on the bench playin' an' thangs Tellin' tales they used to be involved in things Start to drinkin', talkin' loud, cussin' up an' out On the phone, call the cops, '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' hard to find block parties in dark lobbies Funeral homes packed, but only bodies
I sleep hardly, stirred up like Bob Marley Marley Marl played the symphony, remember we Son, I been to many in my space an' time An' whatever my home is, son, is mine
We all got to have a place we come from This place that we 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 This place that we from is called home though we may love, this place is on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, where ya at"
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