WHERE I'M FROM (Explicit) - T.I./Anderson .Paak
Lyrics by:Clifford Harris/Andre Young/Brandon Anderson/V. Smith/B. Perry/S. Jordan/C. Pillay/J. Freeman Jr./C. Gallo/D. Abernathy Jr.
Composed by:Clifford Harris/Andre Young/Brandon Anderson/V. Smith/B. Perry/S. Jordan/C. Pillay/J. Freeman Jr./C. Gallo/D. Abernathy Jr.
Produced by:Dr. Dre/Dem Jointz
Come and go with me
Head first into the drama
Belly of the beast
Follow me to where I'm from
They say the money gon' change me
**** 'em all I'll never be the same then
**** 'em all **** 'em all
Mm they wanna keep me in my lane
But hell nah I took a different angle
I switched lanes
They say the feds gon' cage me
How so?
I look good on paper uh
How so? How so?
They taking shots at the kingdom
Shit I can't blame 'em
And if God don't take me bullets only graze 'em
Fire don't burn me nerves unshaken
The critics don't phase me wolves done raised me
Pirellis stay turning the curbs can't break me
You're living so foul I can hardly breathe
Dream in the clouds I can hardly reach
Fall asleep to the sirens nonstop violence
Bodybags piling you know where to find me
Where I'm from
From the residue raised in the *******
Built to be recession proof product of the **** game yeah
Where finesse reigns woo 'til the shots fired
Drive-bys minivans getting hot wired
Since a young nigga outside eating hot fries
I been laced with the game 'fore my pops died ha
From where game gets ran but no games get played
Been a grown-ass man from a real young age
It's imperative to stick to the narrative
Beware of the arrogance ego'll make you careless
I'm from where you may as well not call cops don't come
Buy a gun same place you get your oxtails from
Nine figure eyepiece trip to the Maldives
Went from ******* *** 'fore I got an ID
Overcame the county shift before I ever came out
We endured pain way worse than you complain 'bout
King
Where I'm from
Come and go with me
Head first into the drama
Belly of the beast
Follow me to where I'm from
And if God don't take me bullets only graze 'em
Fire don't burn me nerves unshaken
The critics don't phase me wolves done raised me
Pirellis stay turning the curbs can't break me
You're living so foul I can hardly breathe
Dream in the clouds I can hardly reach
Fall asleep to the sirens nonstop violence
Bodybags piling you know where to find me
Where I'm from
The Red Dog task force taught us that
A lawyer first thing you should ask for
Same time we learned that when you follow foot races
Get caught they plant **** to make good cases
I remain outside where the rainbow guides
And them lame **** played to the Kangol side
That's the left right yup nigga mango sweet
Can't be running no trap not if that ain't your street
Where the blind lead the blind legacies left behind
Empires burned down when advice turned down
From the home of the zones where the crowns and the thrones
Get mud thrown on 'em when you talking on the phone
If the wrong thing said then you learn the hard way
When the love strong only mean greater heartbreak
Goddamn this the home of the scandalous
And scammers the streets is in shambles Atlanta
Where I'm from
Come and go with me
Head first into the drama
Belly of the beast
Follow me to where I'm from
And if God don't take me bullets only graze 'em
Fire don't burn me nerves unshaken
The critics don't phase me wolves done raised me
Pirellis stay turning the curbs can't break me
You're living so foul I can hardly breathe
Dream in the clouds I can hardly reach
Fall asleep to the sirens nonstop violence
Bodybags piling you know where to find me
Where I'm from