[Intro]
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Statik Selektah)
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 1]
Who knew we'd be where we are?
I took the pain, made a livin' off of showin' my scars
I see the people show me love, they be knowin' my heart
No matter what, I'm wakin' up and I'm playin' my part
I done been through a lot, I can see through it all
I ain't ever surprised, I ain't ever appalled
I know that life got it all sittin' right in the store
And every purchase that you make come with somethin' for sure
Seen a homie get locked up, judge gon' say he did a lot of stuff
Out a couple months, on the block, someone shot him up
Everybody where I'm from get it from the bottom up
Stressin' at the bottom, takin' shots like bottoms up
Cold winter where I come from, son
You better stay real close to your loved ones, son
Feel blessed when you get to see the sun come up
And every day you get to start, know that someone's done

[Chorus]
I'm from Brooklyn
Devil always tryna stick his hooks in
You don't wanna be in central bookings
On a Friday night
I'm tryna do my day right
That's why I'm sayin'
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go, go, go, go, go
[Verse 2]
Home sweet home
I see the snakes in the grass everywhere that I go
I see the people I love, the bitch n***as, and hoes
I see the crabs in the barrel, I be watchin' 'em close
They do the most
It's a bittersweet ting, it's a energy ting
And the city don't change, it's the way you see things
N***as gon' hate, that's a fact of life
I wanna love, I'm the last to fight
But if you want, we can smash your lights
For my son, I would sacrifice
And you gon' see me in the afterlife
Still caught up in they ratchet life
I work hard just to catch these flights
So I feel no guilt, no
From the NY like the heel toe, chill, bro
'Round and around, how the wheels go, still roll
Bridge after bridge, I'ma build those real slow
Cut me at the roots, I'ma still grow

[Chorus]
I'm from Brooklyn
Devil always tryna stick his hooks in
You don't wanna be in central bookings
On a Friday night
I'm tryna do my day right
And so I tell 'em
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go, go, go, go, go
[Verse 3]
For all my people that's watchin', I hope you get it too
And if you signin' the paper, I hope you read it through
Fuck them n***as, I hope you doin' what's best for you
Envy is a killer, don't keep that energy next to you
I reminisce on the days when we would chill in the park
Take a train to the 'Bush, smoke a blunt in the dark
And get away from it all, sharin' teenage thoughts
And talk about what we got, and talk about what we lost
It was simple then
Lot of crossroads when I'm lookin' through my mental lens
Mama said, "Boy, don't be followin' with your little friends"
Young n***as livin' like we think we gonna live again
Nowadays it's just all about the Benjamins
Must come a time when the city take your innocence
Gotta stay alive, grow wise, stay vigilant
Clinton Hill n***a, go around the world killin' shit
Tell 'em where you from

[Chorus]
I'm from Brooklyn
Devil always tryna stick his hooks in
You don't wanna be in central bookings
On a Friday night
I'm tryna do my day right
And so I tell 'em
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go, go, go, go, go
[Outro]
Go, go, go, go
Go, go
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go Brooklyn, go Brooklyn
Go, go, go, go, go