Intro: verse 1 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 ro-bots Have re-paved our streets with silicone verse 2 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 po-etry No more stories to tell verse 3 & 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 22 - nd I tip my hat to those Who smashed their windows verse 4 & 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