Came here as a young man
To escape the confines of my home
To a world without judgement
Where the strange & unusual'd roam
It was here i was raised up
It was here that i've grown
& now all of these robots
Have re-paved our streets with silicone
I can't afford a bus pass
I can't afford to eat well
If it wasn't for food stamps
I'd be back to busking in the BART tunnels
If it wasn't for charlie
Out on 16th street giving em hell
There'd be no more poetry
No more stories to tell
& who are these people
In there vest in their shoes
Who boast of not voting
Cuz what good could it do
When they're already filthy
Rich & living comfortably too
In a new condo off 22nd
I tip my hat to those
Who smashed their windows
& i sing for my people
Who have yet to cash in
Their chips on this wonderful
Place that we live in
See it's not the city
Itself that's violently ill
It's just these fucking foolz
Making valencia street unchill
& destroying the mission
4 every1 who lives there
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