West Coast Kid

Lyrics

[Intro: Paul Wright & TobyMac] Yo, I'm a West coast kid livin' in Nashville And I'm a East coast kid livin' in Nashville Yo, I'm a West coast kid And I'm a East coast kid Yo, I'm a West coast, East coast, West coast, East coast [Verse 1: Paul Wright] Yo, I'm a West coast kid livin' in Nashville Moved here in the summer when I got my record deal Plan to make a mil' but I've only sold a thousand So I relocated to low-income housin' I'm all about singin' the blues Take a walk in my shoes You can see my point of view Country folk on the back porch, pickin' banjos Grams and Gramps are bustin' a move with the dosey-doe's [Chorus: Paul Wright & TobyMac] It's all hip-hop to me, yeah It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, alright It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, I'ma grab my guitar It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, so tight It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me [Post-Chorus: Paul Wright & TobyMac] And I'm a grab my guitar And play you this song And, all the people, come on now And sing along [Verse 3: TobyMac & Paul Wright] West coast kid livin' in Nashville Moved here in the summer when I got my record deal And I'm a East coast kid livin' in Nashville Moved here in the winter when I got my record deal Started with some vinyl and a mic in D.C Suburban little punk with an urban degree (Urban degree) I'm all about makin' some noise And givin' people a choice Long as I'm hearin' God's voice (God's voice) All my folk on the back porch Tru, me, and Moses, Mandy, Marley Ain't it sweet how it grows? (Sweet how it grows, sweet how it grows us) [Chorus: Paul Wright & TobyMac] It's all hip-hop to me, yeah It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, alright It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, I'ma grab my guitar It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, so tight It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me [Verse 4: Paul Wright] My mother used to sing me rhymes (Sing me rhymes) when she put me to sleep (C'mon, c'mon) I wonder if she realized she was sowing seeds (Sowing seeds) And now they're growin', growin', growing to the sky (To the sky) And now I'm flowin', flowin' (Flowin'), flowin' on this mic (What ya got? C'mon. What ya got? What ya got?) [Refrain] It's all hip-hop to me What you want, what you want, what you want, what you want, what you need It's all hip-hop to me What you want, what you want, what you want, what you want, what you need [Pre-Chorus: Paul Wright & TobyMac] Yo, I'm a West coast kid livin' in Nashville And I'm a East coast kid livin' in Nashville Moved here in the summer when I got my record deal Moved here in the winter when I got my record deal [Chorus] It's all hip-hop to me (Free your mind and free your soul, listen to the rhyme in stereo) It's all hip-hop to me, alright (Turn the music up so that you can hear a sweet sound comin' down) It's all hip-hop to me, I'ma grab my guitar (Loud and clear make a simple melody and we lay it down, put it all together make a brand new sound) It's all hip-hop to me, so tight (Maybe it's a symphony or maybe just a melody, it really doesn't matter 'cause…) [Chorus: Paul Wright & TobyMac] It's all hip-hop to me, yeah (Free your mind and free your soul, listen to the rhyme in stereo) It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, alright (Turn the music up so that you can hear a sweet sound comin' down) It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, I'ma grab my guitar (Loud and clear make a simple melody and we lay it down, put it all together make a brand new sound) It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me It's all hip-hop to me, so tight It's all hip-hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me (Maybe it's a symphony or maybe just a melody, it really doesn't matter 'cause…) [Outro: Paul Wright & TobyMac, Together] I'm a West coast kid livin' in Nashville It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me Moved here in the summer when I got my record deal (He's a) East coast kid livin' in Nashville It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me Moved here in the winter when I got my record deal It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me I'm a West coast kid livin' in Nashville Moved here in the summer when I got my record deal (He's a) East coast kid livin' in Nashville It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me Moved here in the winter when I got my record deal It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me I'm a West coast kid livin' in Nashville Moved here in the summer when I got my record deal (He's a) East coast kid livin' in Nashville It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me Moved here in the winter when I got my record deal I'm a West coast kid livin' in Nashville It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me Moved here in the summer when I got my record deal (He's a) East coast kid livin' in Nashville It's all hip hop to me, it's all hip-hop to me Moved here in the winter when I got my record deal East coast kid livin' in Nashville Moved here in the winter when I got my record deal