| afroman palmdale Yeah Yeah Just like bums, we used to stay In the slums of LA, by the way Gang-bangers killin' each other for reps Sellin' rock cocaine on my doorstep Had a ball to bounce plus a bike to ride But my mamma never would let me play outside But when I got enrolled in elementary school Started bangin' like a ****in' fool So cool, throwin' up gang signs to the gangster beat Shot an enemy from across the street Mamma came home, said she got a good job Daddy did too, now they don't squab Financially, we improvin' 2 months later, "son, we movin" No more duckin' from shotgun shells Bought a two-story house in East Palmdale Give it to me now Palmdale, come back to me I need you and I love you, baby Palmdale, come back to me Check it out, check it out, check it out No more rats and no more roaches Livin' next door to football coaches Now I got a new place to sell my crack Now I got little white kids to jack I stopped wearin' blue, wasn't trippin' on red Too busy squabbin' with the skinheads Stupid questions, distract the class Rubbin' little white girls on the *** I didn't really care if I passed or failed I knew I was headed for the NFL Until the playoff game, shoulder got hurt I thought about my future, layin' in the dirt I can't jump, I can't flinch Superstar player, ridin' the bench Graduate from school? Don't make me laugh I got an F+ in basic math Give it to me now Palmdale, (Hell yeah) come back to me I gotta do one song for my neighborhood (chicken sound ... |
