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