I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks I feel no shame I'm proud of where I came from I was born and raised in the boondocks One thing I know No matter where I go You get a line, I'll get a pole We'll go fishing in the craw fish hole Five-card poker

My heads all wired In plain view There's nothing in the way I see with clarity The eye of destiny But just a little spark and once again, I don't know Deep inside The memories that are left behind

And I'm just doing me, just doing me I know, I know, I never be perfect I know, I know, but I'm gonna work it Let go, let go, put your new shoes on The new you on We are who we are, who we are, pretty's just a petty word And I'm gonna shine like a star,

(Diamonds are forever) Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe The Roc is still alive every time I rhyme Good mornin', this ain't Vietnam still People lose hands, legs, arms, for real Little was known of Sierra Leone And how it connect to the

I can walk into a room without you I just don't know how to love without you Every friend has got a friend in mind 'Cause I've had more than a little time And I don't get drunk and talk about you So I guess I've learned to live without you So it's on

I can walk into a room without you I just don't know how to love without you Every friend has got a friend in mind 'Cause I've had more than a little time And I don't get drunk and talk about you So I guess I've learned to live without you So it's on

Can't get with me, now I'm grown Grown now, grown now Don't you know that I'm grown now, grown now Don't you know that I can hold my own, boy you missed the boat I'm sitting back baby watching you burn 'Cause what you think ain't my concern About time

Even if we tumble and fall We're gonna ride the storm out on a lifeboat Baby this kind of love is all that we know We're gonna take a walk out on the trapeze Even in a wild breeze, we could be the best of them all It's a want you, it's a need you, it's a

With my little black dress on Know you need me (Get it, ah) Every time you see me with my little black dress on Say you want a freak, sir, might see it You wanna be color, bright and peachy Baby, you should know that I ain't easy Press this McQueen and

Oh no, it's raining again Come on, you little fighter It's raining again Oh no, my love's at an end Too bad I'm losing a friend La, la, la, la, la, la, la No need to get up-tighter And get back up again And you know it's hard to pretend