Shit gets hot in the city Where the buses rule the road And there's people trying to get me For the only things I own And if it don't change tomorrow And I have a good feeling it won't Then I'm gonna have to ride I-5 All the way back home
When I die bury my bones underneath my grandma's home And when I'm gone you'll still hear all my words so loud and clear So loud and clear So loud and clear All my words so loud and clear So loud and clear So loud and clear All my words so loud and clear
A lot goes on in the city There are people covered with scars They have closed themselves off completely Like houses covered with bars And if I don't win the lotto Lah-dah-dee-dee-fuckin' lah-dee-dee-dah Then I'm gonna have to ride I-5 right back to the start
When I die bury my bones underneath my grandma's home And when I'm gone you'll still hear all my words so loud and clear So loud and clear So loud and clear All my words so loud and clear So loud and clear So loud and clear All my words so loud and clear
People die in the city Where the fire burn in the streets And the situations get sticky
When the choppers fly over me And if I don't take the high road And there's a pretty good chance I won't Then I'm gonna have to ride I-5 all the way back to Chico
Where the grass look greener But I love the pavement I love the way it feels under my feet Don't replace it This is what I know In my nose full of exhaust In and out of my lungs And I forget to cough With my mouth on a butt Second hand for the infants Fools beg for a buck trying to make a difference Never The weather is cold and they the illest Eating out the dumpster And chilling with the pigeons A bullet almost hit us And these cats got religious Strippers feed their children I burn my fingers trying to get high Trying to get by Trying not to let one drip of salt fall out of my eye It's my fault voila they the fiends of the block Never seen with a pair of socks Like it or not Smelling old they're the ones many forgot the ones many forgot sleeping on shadows and rocks so
When I die bury my bones underneath my grandma's home And when I'm gone you'll still hear all my words so loud and clear So loud and clear So loud and clear All my words so loud and clear So loud and clear So loud and clear All my words so loud and clear
I try to get away Just for a couple days I try to get away Get the hell out LA I don't know what I'm waiting for I feel like I am digging a hole