When I think of home, I of a place 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 big earth 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 ain't where ya from, where ya at"
I up in the street around some real wild brothers With more than one name an' more one baby mother More than one chase, been on than one run Got more one enemy an' more than one gun
While these cats that's less is just more raw Less 'cause the projects laced with more flaws Less 'cause the nights ain't peace, it's more war
The can is raw like thirsty, rainy season claps On the block with old pop, pleadin' number act To the spot with the red top fiends is at To the crib where the little kids spend their summers
With the jungle cats, an' tigers, leopards an' cheetahs For gazelle, you get like a zebra, they blaze cheeba cheeba An' the weaker on the street Hungry only love what they eat an' it's hard to compete
When they smilin' with your heart in teeth An' the odds is stacked beyond an' beneath Son, I been plenty places in my an' time An' regardless where home is, son, is mine
We all got to have a where we come from 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
We all got to have some where we come from The place we come from is called home Even we may love, this place is on the map Said, "It where ya from, it's where ya at"
Some people live out in New York Some people live in Some people got to live, 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 in front of my building with my brother an' them Spendin' nights in Bushwick with my cousins an'
Wise town an' Street, federal relief Slowly meltin' in the mornin' we used to eat Stickin' to your teeth an' teeth is to keep every flavor, 'Now an' Later' only a dime apiece
Old timers on the bench playin' an' thangs Tellin' tales about they used to be in things to drinkin', talkin' loud, cussin' 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 block parties in dark lobbies Funeral homes packed, but only dark
I can't sleep hardly, stirred up like Bob Marley Marl played the symphony, we recall 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 place where we come This place that we come is called home Even though we may love, place is on the map Said, "It where ya from, it's where ya at"
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