I Ain't Goin Back Again

歌詞

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 ya know 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 they're lookin' at me and the move was mine Fuck it just tell 'em the truth Tell 'em no man can take nothin' from you Tell 'em your skin is too thick and you'll die about this They don't possess the spirit you do Tell 'em your city is countin' on you If you go home with nothin' they'll 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 I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like we're 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 I ain't goin' back again But you think freedom is money well money has an end I ain't goin' back again to that dope house where we slept together 'cause 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 three hand guns but we swore we needed more 'Cause we were at war Where we'd haul water by the bucket back to our home And we'd heat the water and we'd talk for hours 'cause we didn't have no phones And we'd dream together about a better life and houses and cars and clothes And we'd laugh and joke as we all showered from the same pan on the stove Fuck it just tell 'em the truth Tell 'em no man can take nothin' from you Tell 'em your skin is too thick and you'll die about this They don't possess the spirit you do After all the shit we've been through I'd kill myself before I turn on you And this ain't life or death for them Close your eyes and count to ten Honestly this is as honest as I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like we're 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 I ain't goin' back again But you think freedom is money well money has an end I ain't goin' back again 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 'Cause it didn't change a thing I'm still David I'm still king Honestly this is as honest as I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like we're 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 I ain't goin' back again But you think freedom is money well money has an end I ain't goin' back again