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We all got to have a place 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 some place that we come from This that we come from is called home 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 real wild brothers With more than one name an' more than one mother More than one chase, on more than one run Got more than one enemy an' than one gun
While these cats less privileged is just more raw Less space 'cause the projects laced with more Less sleep 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 spot the red top fiends is huddled at To the crib where the kids spend their summers trapped
With the jungle cats, an' tigers, leopards an' cheetahs For gazelle, you get chased like a zebra, they blaze cheeba An' dominate the weaker on the Hungry bellies only what they eat an' it's hard to compete
When they with your heart in they teeth An' the odds is stacked beyond an' beneath Son, I been plenty in my life an' time An' where home is, son, home is mine
We all got to have a place where we come This place that we come from is 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 where we come from The that we come from is called home Even though we may love, this is on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, it's ya at"
Some people live out in New York Some live in Atlanta Some got to live, Chicago people do live, Miami
All my people at An' other got to live, London An' everybody got to in the whole big world Together you an' me
When I think of home, my of my beginnin' Laundromat helpin' ma fold the bed linen in front of my building with my brother an' them Spendin' nights in Bushwick with my cousins an'
Wise town an' Beat Street, federal meltin' in the mornin' grits we used to eat Stickin' to teeth an' teeth is hard to keep With every flavor, 'Now an' Later' only a dime
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, call the cops, pick 'em up, 'em out
An' all too common to start wildin' I'm a pirate on an island, seekin' treasure as silence An' hard to find block parties in dark lobbies Funeral packed, but only dark bodies
I sleep hardly, stirred up like Bob Marley Marley played the symphony, remember we recall Son, I been to many in my space an' time An' whatever my home is, son, home is
We all got to a place 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 this big as we roam
Said, We all got to have some place where we come This place that we come from is home Even though we may love, place is on the map Said, "It ain't where ya from, it's ya at"
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