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zuò cí : Ant, Slug |
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To all my killers and my hundred dollar billers |
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To emo kids that got too many feelings |
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He held the register open while he counted her change |
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I was next in line which meant |
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I was invisible |
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From where |
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I stood I could see that the till was full |
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He didn' t look the type to play superhero |
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So I stepped forth and paid for my cigarettes |
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Crept out the stores front door to chase a little breath |
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Bangles in my head, shake the song off |
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Another manic |
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Monday night, its gonna be a long walk |
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A car pulled up, a fixed up |
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CutlassA woman and a child climbed out and left it running |
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They went inside of the deli, placed an order |
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With the extra dollar fifty bottled water ' cuz the daughter' spicky |
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When they came out mommy gave me a glance |
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That said, man can love an angel but he' s got to take the chance |
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Already knew the deal, |
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I lit one up and walk, |
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So they got back in the |
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Oldsmobile, belted up, and took off. |
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Thug love on the corner by the |
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Walgreen' s |
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Looking at me like |
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I' m just another square saltine |
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As I get closer |
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I notice that they showing each other sketches |
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Out of their notebooks, reminded me of my old roots |
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I walk pass with a nod and a reminisce |
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Swear to God hiphop and comic books was my genesis! |
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Respect the life and the fashions of the children |
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It' s the only culture |
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I' ve got, exactly what we' ve been building |
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All of a sudden |
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I' m in front of some man |
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No he' s a young' in but he' s got a gun in his hand |
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He looks fifteen, he looks frantic, no he looks afraid |
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Immediately apprehensive ' til |
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I heard him say" Do you want this? It' s not mine, I promise! I found it on my block in between a couple garages! Didn' t wanna leave it for a child to stumble over! I don' t even know how to hold it!" |
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It was a thirtyeight, the poor man' s machete |
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Held it in my hand, thinking damn man it' s heavier thenexpected, wedged it behind my belt buckleknowing that it' s evil, even thought that |
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I could smell troublethe extra strength felt weak, but over there on the corner saw what |
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I needed and proceeded tocross thestreetput the heat in the mail box to loose itfigured that the post office knows what' s best to do with it |
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Mosey down the road thinkin' ' bout the old, |
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I used to roam this zone with two feet of snow |
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Right here, this used to be a record shop |
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I' ve gotten love, |
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I' ve gotten drunk, |
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I' ve gotten beat up in thatparking lot. |
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I' ve had my |
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Lake Street pride for three decades |
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These alleyways, and these streetlights have seen my best days |
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Before I was a germ learning how to misbehave, |
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All the way to the grave, |
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South Side is my resting place |
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Took a right on |
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Lyndale, I' m getting near |
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But then the road became empty and the people disappeared. |
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The clouds ran away, opened up the sky |
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And one by one |
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I watched every constellation die |
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And there |
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I was frozen, standing in my backyard |
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Face to face, eye to eye, staring at the last star |
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I should' ve known, walked all the way home |
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To find that she wasn' t here, |
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I' m still all alone |
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No matter where |
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I am, no matter what |
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I do, I' m always coming back home to you. |
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They can leave me for dead, they can take away my true, |
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I' m always coming back home to you. |
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Through the lies and the sins that ride the wind that blew, |
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I' m always coming back home to you. |
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As sure as the life in the garden that you grew, |
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I' m always coming back home to you. |
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No matter where |
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I am, no matter what |
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I do, I' m always coming back home to you. |
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If only I had known what you already knew, |
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I' m always coming back home to you. |
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From the heaven |
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I' ve had to the hell |
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I been through, |
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I' m always coming back home to you |
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I wanted to make a song about where |
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I' m fromYou know |
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Big ups my hometown |
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My territory, |
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My state, but, |
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I couldn' t figure out much to brag about, |
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Well, Prince lives here! |
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We got ten thousand lakes! |
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But wait, The women are beautiful! |
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To me they are... |
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And we' re not infested |
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With pretentious movie stars... |
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And it hit me, man, |
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Minnesota is dope |
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If only simply for not what we have |
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But what we don' t |
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Its all fair |
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It ain' t out there! |
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It' s in there! |
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It' s in the mirror, |
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Behind the breast, |
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Under the hair!" Follow the dream," |
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Doesn' t mean leave the love |
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Roam if you must, but come home when you' ve seen enough |
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I love New |
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York and " Cali" |
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But I ain' t movin', |
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Too overpopulated |
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Saturated with humans |
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And I' m not big on rappers, actors, or models, |
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If I had to dip, |
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I' d probably skip to |
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Chicago. None of thisis a diss, |
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No one, No where, |
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Like damn |
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I' m from Minnesota |
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Land of the cold air |
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Too many mosquitoes and a fair share of egos |
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But like my man |
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Sabe says" That' s where my mommy stays!" |
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So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell ' em where you live |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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And if you know this is where you wanna raise your kids |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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If you' re from the |
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Midwest and it doesn' t matter where |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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If you can drink tap water and breathe the air |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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Got trees and vegetation in the |
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City I stay |
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The rent' s in the mail |
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And I can always find a parking space |
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The women out number the men two to one |
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Got parks and zoos and things to do with my son |
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The night life ain' t all that, |
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But that' s okay, |
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I don' t need to be distracted by the devil everyday! |
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And the jobs ain' t really hard to find, |
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In fact, you could have mine if you knew how to rhyme! |
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This is for everyone around the planet |
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That wishes they were from somewhere other than where |
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They' re standing, |
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Don' t take it for granted. |
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Instead, take a look around, |
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Quit complaining and build something on that ground! |
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Plant something on that ground! |
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Dance and sleep on that ground! |
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Get on your hands and knees and watch the ants walk |
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Around the ground! |
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Make a family! |
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Make magic! |
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Make a mess! |
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Take the stress, |
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Fill your motivation, |
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And build your nest! |
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It sucks that you think where |
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I' m from is whack, |
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But as long as that' s enough to keep your ass from coming back. |
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And with a smile and a hint of sarcasm he says" I beg your pardon, but this is my secret garden!" |
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So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell ' em where you live |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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And if you know this is where you wanna raise your kids |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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If you' re from the |
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Midwest and it doesn' t matter where |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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If you can drink tap water and breathe the air |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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If the playground is clear of stems and syringes |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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And if there' s only one store in your town that sells twelveinches |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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If no one in your crew walks around with a gun |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |
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And if you ain' t gonna leave ' cause this is where you' re from |
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Say " shh...", say " shh.." |