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We all got to a place where we come from This place that we come from is 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 that we from place that we come from is called home An' though we may love, this place on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, where ya at"
I come up in the street around real wild brothers With more than one name an' more one baby mother than one chase, been on more than one run Got than one enemy an' more than one gun
While cats that's less privileged is just more raw Less space the projects laced with more 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 with the red top fiends is huddled at To the crib where the little spend their summers trapped
the jungle cats, lions an' tigers, leopards an' cheetahs For gazelle, you get chased like a zebra, they blaze cheeba An' the weaker on the street Hungry bellies only love what they eat an' it's to compete
When they smilin' with your heart in they An' the odds is stacked beyond an' beneath Son, I been plenty places in my life an' An' regardless where is, son, home is mine
We all got to have a place where we 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 come is called home Even we may love, this place is on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, where ya at"
Some people live out in New York people live in Atlanta Some got to live, Chicago Some do live, Miami
All my at California An' other people got to live, An' everybody got to in the whole big world just you an' me
When I of home, my remembrance of my beginnin' helpin' ma dukes fold the bed linen Chillin' in front of my building with my an' them Spendin' nights in Bushwick with my an' them
Wise an' Beat Street, federal relief Slowly meltin' in the grits we used to eat Stickin' to your teeth an' is hard to keep With every flavor, 'Now an' only a dime apiece
Old timers on the bench playin' cards an' Tellin' about they used to be involved in things to drinkin', talkin' 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, seekin' treasure as silence An' it's hard to find block parties in dark homes packed, but only dark bodies
I can't sleep hardly, stirred up like Bob Marley Marl the symphony, remember we recall Son, I been to many places in my space an' An' whatever my home is, son, is mine
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 this big earth as we
Said, We all got to have some place where we come 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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