I ain't going back again (yeah, yeah) I ain't going back again (again, yeah) I ain't going 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 You know the right line And getting by wasn't getting by We had to steal and lie and some of us died We're unborrowed time and the clock was ticking And they're looking at me and the move is mine
Fuck it, just tell 'em the truth Tell 'em no man can take nothing 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 counting on you If you go home with nothing they'll probably kill you And this ain't life or death for them Close your eyes and count to ten
On this day this is as honest as I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like the friend Truthfully I wish the very best for men But you think freedom is money, well money has an end
I ain't going back again I ain't going back again I ain't going back again But you think freedom is money, well money has an end I ain't going back again...
To that dope house, Were we slept together 'cause it was cold out We had one jacket amongst all of us, So we would take turns when would go out And he opened up then heat the whole house, And the matress on the kitchen floor With an AK-47 and 3 handguns But we swore we needed more ('cause we were at war) And 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 nothing 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
On this day this is as honest as I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like the friend Truthfully I wish the very best for men But you think freedom is money, well money has an end
I ain't going back again I ain't going back again I ain't going back again But you think freedom is money, well money has an end I ain't going back again I ain't going 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
On this day this is as honest as I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like the friend Truthfully I wish the very best for men But you think freedom is money, well money has an end
I ain't going back again I ain't going back again I ain't going back again But you think freedom is money, well money has an end