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[Intro: Lyricks] There's something about seein' an old road, y'know what I mean? Like your old house or something Just automatically the flood - the floodgates open The nostalgia... you just remember all the memories man I remember mine like yesterday for real [Verse 1: Lyricks] In 1985 in the physical, I arrived My father was a hustler, a caddy inside garage With a pack of Marlboro lights with Little Richard on the side He bumped that Donnie Osmond and Sinatra on the rise Man I would, dance in the kitchen He would marinate the kimchi Quiz me, gave me a test like: "Richard, quickly, tell me what's missing" I'm like: "Wait, you didn't put the salted shrimp in right?" He couldn't admit it, but I knew that this impressed him, right As an adolescent, I'd mess with my father's records Old Korean, probably find a good soundtrack for Westerns He had this one vinyl from the 80s called 'The Stunt' I'd never heard it, but it had this naked lady on the front He's like: "Rick... I was 27... I was 27 when I packed up all my bags and left to fly to America You should've seen the way they stared at us Long road ahead of us - language, money, different culture, etceteras Look, your dad was no chump, I had hell of a hard life You laugh cause I can't say my 'L's and my 'R's right No matter how bad that my broken Engrish was I still put it all on my back, open a business up For what? For you babo You and your sister fool That's why I beat your ass with a broom and insisted school I sweat every day for your future son and this is true Not until you have your own future son will this hit you too [Hook: Donye'a G] They say home is where the heart is So I guess I, I guess I been on this far too long Can't forget where we started Lessons learned don't go away when we're gone We been all around the world And I know my way around And it's all because of home We been all around the world And I know my way around And it's all because of home So I guess I been on this far too long [Verse 2: JL] Walk to my pop's store - a hip-hop store As a kid I started to watch more, picked up on a lot more The customers talked different Sipped on malt liquor and walked different The music blasting through the speakers left me awe stricken Naw listen, I didn't know what it was doin' But me, being around it all had started to influence my growing mind I started listening to the lyrics, and for sure in time, I just started to rap 'em like a growing vine See I remember when the Wu came on the scene Look but for me, the Wu-Tang, first came on a tee And Nas was the model for the brand Willie Esco It's silly, but I heard of his clothes before I heard his flows The streets of Norfolk had a unique feel It was grimy, but somehow I found the beauty still I used to sit and watch it like it was a movie reel And then go walk a block to Harry's, grab a two piece meal [Hook: Donye'a G] They say home is where the heart is So I guess I, I guess I been on this far too long Can't forget where we started Lessons learned don't go away when we're gone We been all around the world And I know my way around And it's all because of home We been all around the world And I know my way around And it's all because of home So I guess I been on this far too long