[Intro] Yeah, uh-huh Yeah, uh-huh Yeah [Verse 1] This ain't the same place it was Different space and buzz, knowing dope fiends taking drugs Thugs placing slugs in their enemies, mothers waking up Only just to fall on both their knees, "Why'd you take him Lord?" No homeless people gazing up, thinking vacant thoughts Brand new condominiums sit where there was a vacant lot And still surrounded by this commerce, I feel shaken up Nothing is familiar, feels like money took the place of love When I see the old ladies look afraid like they could run At any moment even though me, I ain't taking nothing It's like this place has lost the essence of the place I'm from Went to the barbershop I used to frequent, place is run Out of business and everyone I knew is straight just gone Feel I should take the bong and hit it to escape the [?] For feeling that you feel when those empowered take your home That feeling is exactly why I had to write this song [Chorus] It was a place I used to call home I tried to chase the energy but now it's all gone And only memories remain I tried to feel the feeling but the city ain't the same They say it's all to improve But tell me where communities are supposed to move? When they been living in the trap And those who make it out are hardly ever giving back Tell me [Verse 2] And where do all the people go who can't afford the change? They board the train, ignore the pain of leaving all that they've Known all their life, the only place they've lived for all their days Where they learned all their ways and spent a thousand holidays I guess that life is really all about the dollar chase Some move to live with family members or across the state Some disappear and stay anonymous, it's all a maze These people were pillars that made the hood a stronger place The city lost its soul and gained a lot of hipsters But does that really make it better or a little weirder? And will the idea of America come to fruition? Or is to push the poor away really the real agenda? No jobs, poor education, some things ain't really changing It's time we learn for self and do for self, fuck being patient Inflation rises, people moving but the rich are staying Sometimes it seems the future plans include a Third World nation [Chorus] It was a place I used to call home I tried to chase the energy but now it's all gone And only memories remain I tried to feel the feeling but the city ain't the same They say it's all to improve But tell me where communities are supposed to move? When they been living in the trap And those who make it out are hardly ever giving back Tell me
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