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