[Intro]
Yeah, it's K'naan
This one's goin' out to anybody that's ever had to leave they home
This my story

[Verse 1]
I came out of a killer, neighborhood called "River"
Where life expectancy is shorter than a caterpillar
I was once a gorilla, Mogadishu was my cage
My trainer was the gauge, AK was my baby sitter
When we be out and lootin', the whole city was shooting
I know it's fucked up, but somehow the sound became soothin'
N***as heard African rapper and thought about Umfufu
You Superman 'till the real soldier boy come to shoot you
Sexual intercourse wit your ear, n***a
Fuck what ya heard, yeah n***a
Come walk in the dark, no fear, n***a
There's a drought in my eyes, no tear, n***a
Word to malaria, your hood can't really compare here
Got cheese? They really love dairy, yeah
Come near here, I'm daring ya
I shit you not, ain't afraid, life gave me a rotten lemonade
Blew up my school in the 8th grade while playing catch with a hand grenade
Yup, that's a true story
This ain't Hollywood glory
I ain't the prince of Zamunda dog, my life is too gory
[Chorus]
I'm tired of always going to burials
I just wanna live a good life
So I'm comin', comin' to America
I hope we gonna have a good time
Baby, thanks for lettin' me marry ya
The green card sure looks fine
So I'm comin', comin' to America
I hope we gonna have a good time

[Verse 2]
Now my second home city, what can I say
It took my fuckin' heart from me
I played the judge, pardon it from larceny
Oh yeah, that mean it never got no bars from me
T-dot O to the motherfucking dot B
In the Rexdale project lobby
Puck puck but it ain't no hockey
When the cops came, they knocked me, they got me
I had to flee. They said to bargain, I had to plea
So I crossed the border while they put a warrant out for me
Which means they never got no bars from me

[Chorus]
I'm tired of always going to burials
I just wanna live a good life
So I'm comin', comin' to America
I hope we gonna have a good time
Baby thanks for lettin' me marry ya
The green card sure looks fine
So I'm comin', comin' to America
I hope we gonna have a good time
[Bridge]
Now I know, everywhere in the world, got its problems
Everybody got a dream of the green, it's the dollars
But some of us are dying in the streets, Can you figure out?
Even in America, the hoods need a ticket out
I know, everywhere in the world, got its problems
Everybody got a dream of the green, it's the dollars
But some of us are dying in the streets, Can you figure out?
Even in America, the hoods need a ticket out

[Chorus]
I'm tired of always going to burials
I just wanna live a good life
So I'm comin', comin' to America
I hope we gonna have a good time
Baby thanks for lettin' me marry ya
The green card sure looks fine
So I'm comin', comin' to America
I hope we gonna have a good time

[Outro]
I hope we gonna have a good time
I hope we gonna have a good time