I Ain't Goin Back Again - King 810

I ain’t goin back again to that state of mind where i was ignorant and it was

war time

And i thought i could save all of us if i wrote one line yaknow the right line

And gettin by wasn’t gettin by we had to steal and lie and some of us died

We were on borrowed time and the clock was tickin and theyre lookin at me and

the move was mine

Fuck it just tellem the truth

Tellem no man can take nothin from you

Tellem your skin is too thick and youll die about this

They dont possess the spirit you do

Tellem your city is countin on you

If you go home with nothin theyll probably kill you

And this ain’t life or death for them

Close your eyes and count to ten

Honestly this is as honest as ive been

So ill try speaking to the public like were friends

Truthfully i wish the very best for men

But you think freedom is money well money has an end

I ain’t goin back again

I ain’t goin back again to that dope house where we slept together cuz it was

cold out

We had one jacket amongst all of us so we would take turns when we would go out

And the open oven heated the whole house and the mattress on the kitchen floor

With an AK 47 and 3 hand guns but we swore we needed more

Cuz we were at war

Where wed haul water by the bucket back to our home

And wed heat the water and wed talk for hours cuz we didn’t have no phones

And wed dream together about a better life and houses and cars and clothes

And wed laugh and joke as we all showered from the same pan on the stove

Fuck it just tellem the truth

Tellem no man can take nothin from you

Tellem your skin is too thick and youll die about this

They dont possess the spirit you do

After all the shit weve been through

Id kill myself before i turn on you

And this ain’t life or death for them

Close your eyes and count to ten

I ain’t goin back again to the time we thought that a record deal could save us

Where we were unapproachable and desperate and we were dangerous

Where our city would love us and think highly of us not hate us

Cuz it didn’t change a thing

I’m still David

I’m still KING