[Verse 1] Super Nintendo was our Genesis Now it's XBox Live after my exodus I...was the first to curse, just to make'em laugh Never knew that that was the beginning of a better path When we were growing up, we had our issues, damn Man, the whole group was fat and we had fights with dads We found revelations on backyard pads The best times I ever had Not everyone gets to be friends with the friends they had back in elementary And this verse is to tell'em what they meant to me Not everyone gets to be friends with the friends they had back in elementary And this verse is to tell'em what they meant to me [Chorus] Yo, I'm sorry I'm gone but I swear I'll be back When you gotta go, you gotta go. I had to go so I went Yo, I'm sorry I'm gone but I swear I'll be back When you gotta go, you gotta go. I had to go so I went [Verse 2] A little bit older now, moving to a bigger town Most spent their college years getting high and getting down But I was headed to cla**, already ready to pa** I planned a trip to Amoeba after every test You know I had my partners-in-crime You know we had a helluva time, cause I Was getting into hip-hop, I got them into hip-hop I won some new shoes after spitting off the top And the food...dude. No matter what's the matter, it would change your mood From creole to some eel on my sushi roll Man, Indian, Italian, Louisiana Soul How I miss those years in San Francisco But I met the girl and I just had to go Just know, man, I'll never forget the days When we were sitting in the house in the heart of the Bay [Chorus] Yo, I'm sorry I'm gone but I swear I'll be back When you gotta go, you gotta go. I had to go so I went Yo, I'm sorry I'm gone but I swear I'll be back When you gotta go, you gotta go. I had to go so I went [Verse 3] Goodbye, California. Don't know when I'll be back again We made our home in the LDS Vatican I'm so happy, married, no mini-van No kids, one wife, and I'm finally not a Mormon man I thought it would be boring with the Mormons Depressed about the snow when it falls and it's storming But then we had a party in the Avenues What happened that night changed my attitude What happened that night changed my altitude And I could only express my gratitude 'Cause you took me in like I'd always been One of your closest friends from way back when We got rap, poker, wrestling, and basketball Brewvies for movies and you know that that ain't bad at all And once again, man, I made a group of friends And I'll love them even when I leave again [Chorus x2] Yo, I'm sorry I'm gone but I swear I'll be back When you gotta go, you gotta go. I had to go so I went Yo, I'm sorry I'm gone but I swear I'll be back When you gotta go, you gotta go. I had to go so I went