Take me back to the city Yeah, call my city where everybody knows my name Take me back to the people That call my people,yeah, I'm a long, long way From my city, my city (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) From my city, my city (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) This one goes out to the ones that feel like an underdog Used to write me off, now they're changin' up the dialog Raise a glass to the past and all 'em that we're provin' wrong You can take me out the city, but I brought my fam along, yeah And the memories are playin' in my head But I won't let 'em burn me again I came too far just to let go Baby, I'm comin' back home, comin' back home Take me back to the city Yeah, call my city where everybody knows my name Take me back to the people That call my people, yeah, I'm a long, long way From my city, my city (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) From my city, my city (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) And my city knew my name before the name came Livin' in the fast lane, ain't have to change lanes Had a hoodie on my head, before the rain came Sometimes family and friends, that's the same thing I thought I knew all about pain, 'til the pain came But I'm still in the hall of fame, 'cause I ain't hate the game Never cared 'bout what it is or what it was Never life your life in fear, live in love For my city, shed tears and shed blood In my city, I lost the ones that I love Take me back to the city Yeah, call my city where everybody knows my name Take me back to the people That call my people, yeah, I'm a long, long way Take me back to the city Yeah, call my city where everybody knows my name Take me back to the people That call my people, yeah, yeah, I'm on my way From my city, my city (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) (Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, take me back, take me back, take me back) From my city, my city (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) (My city, my city) My city, my city (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) (Take me back, take me back, hmm-mmm) My city, my city (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) My city, my city