Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah, it's K'naan This one's goin' out to anybody that's ever had to leave they home This my story [Verse 1] I came out of a killer, neighborhood called "River" Where life expectancy is shorter than a caterpillar I was once a gorilla, Mogadishu was my cage My trainer was the gauge, AK was my baby sitter When we be out and lootin', the whole city was shooting I know it's fucked up, but somehow the sound became soothin' Niggas heard African rapper and thought about Umfufu You Superman 'till the real soldier boy come to shoot you Sexual intercourse wit your ear, nigga Fuck what ya heard, yeah nigga Come walk in the dark, no fear, nigga There's a drought in my eyes, no tear, nigga Word to malaria, your hood can't really compare here Got cheese? They really love dairy, yeah Come near here, I'm daring ya I shit you not, ain't afraid, life gave me a rotten lemonade Blew up my school in the 8th grade while playing catch with a hand grenade Yup, that's a true story This ain't Hollywood glory I ain't the prince of Zamunda dog, my life is too gory [Chorus] I'm tired of always going to burials I just wanna live a good life So I'm comin', comin' to America I hope we gonna have a good time Baby, thanks for lettin' me marry ya The green card sure looks fine So I'm comin', comin' to America I hope we gonna have a good time [Verse 2] Now my second home city, what can I say It took my fuckin' heart from me I played the judge, pardon it from larceny Oh yeah, that mean it never got no bars from me T-dot O to the motherfucking dot B In the Rexdale project lobby Puck puck but it ain't no hockey When the cops came, they knocked me, they got me I had to flee. They said to bargain, I had to plea So I crossed the border while they put a warrant out for me Which means they never got no bars from me [Chorus] I'm tired of always going to burials I just wanna live a good life So I'm comin', comin' to America I hope we gonna have a good time Baby thanks for lettin' me marry ya The green card sure looks fine So I'm comin', comin' to America I hope we gonna have a good time [Bridge] Now I know, everywhere in the world, got its problems Everybody got a dream of the green, it's the dollars But some of us are dying in the streets, Can you figure out? Even in America, the hoods need a ticket out I know, everywhere in the world, got its problems Everybody got a dream of the green, it's the dollars But some of us are dying in the streets, Can you figure out? Even in America, the hoods need a ticket out [Chorus] I'm tired of always going to burials I just wanna live a good life So I'm comin', comin' to America I hope we gonna have a good time Baby thanks for lettin' me marry ya The green card sure looks fine So I'm comin', comin' to America I hope we gonna have a good time [Outro] I hope we gonna have a good time I hope we gonna have a good time