When I of home, I think of a place where there is
We all got to have a place we come from This place that we come from is called We set out on our travels, we do the we can We travel this big earth as we
We all got to have some place that we come This place that we come from is called An' even though we may love, place on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, where ya at"
I come up in the street around some wild brothers With more than one an' more than one baby mother More than one chase, on more than one run Got more than one enemy an' than one gun
While these cats that's less is just more raw Less 'cause the projects laced with more flaws sleep 'cause the nights ain't peace, it's more war
The can is raw thirsty, rainy season thunder claps On the block with 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 jungle cats, lions an' tigers, leopards an' For gazelle, you get chased a zebra, they 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 plenty places in my life an' time An' regardless where home is, son, is mine
We all got to have a where 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 as we roam
We all got to have some where we come from The place we come from is called home though 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 City Some people in Atlanta Some people got to live, Some people do live,
All my at California An' people got to live, London An' got to live 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 with my brother an' nights in Bushwick with my cousins an' them
Wise town an' Beat Street, relief Slowly in the mornin' grits we used to eat Stickin' to your an' teeth is hard to keep With every flavor, 'Now an' Later' a dime apiece
Old timers on the bench playin' cards an' tales about 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' it's all too common to start I'm a on an island, seekin' treasure known as silence An' hard to find block parties in dark lobbies Funeral homes packed, but dark bodies
I can't sleep hardly, stirred up like Bob Marl played the symphony, remember we recall Son, I to many places in my space an' time An' whatever my home is, son, is mine
We all got to have a place where we from 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
Said, We all got to have place where we come from This place that we come is called home though we may love, this place is on the map Said, "It ain't ya from, it's where ya at"
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