Dom Kennedy - Locals Only lyrics

Yeah [Verse 1] The very first time I heard run in them Adidas I never would have thought one day I'd have a fever They used to say, "Nah Dom. He is not no keeper" "And yea them songs cool, but naw he ain't got no heaters" But then I went home (shhh) we ain't we ain't got one neither The gas shut off man I just go to sleep but These n***as think they good but I really know they s** And n***as think they hood but I really know they punks The man with most isn't always in the front So hit that West Side and we'll give you what you want A nice black eye that will go with all them lumps And I try to stay quiet if it ain't involvin us [Hook] She asked me where I came from I told her where you headed Back to LA I said baby what you reppin' I got these ideas and I'm tryin to make records So when the train stops this time I'mma catch it (5x) [Verse 2] The very first time I heard Black Superman I knew it was ok to just act like who I am I used to rob stores for a tape I could afford I want to thank the Lord for the life of 2Pac Shakur I know living's hard but you gotta see the light You never gone make it if you never rolled a dice Take the first step, that was Doctor King's advice Goin no days off I'm gone practice every night I got so many thoughts and I got so much to write And that right there is the story of my life Can't sit and complain, naw I'm tryin to get a name Help feed the kids and I'm tryin to get a chain My homeboy Iian was the first one with a Range We used to play my old sh**, now I got mo' sh** Just a little somethin' I can get out on the road with I can get out on the road with Or may be just walk to the store with [Hook] [Bonus Verse] I remember, no cameras, no calls, no answers No meetings, no features, no chances No shows, no fans, no dancin' Now there's 300 girls yellin "Go Handsome" I'm warmin up California this is yo candle And I never had a video on no channel I saw your name on a sign that said show cancelled The charm of a college kid with them pro handles This for n***as stressed out and gotta smoke Camel's And them ladies with them pretty open toed sandals I remember them Impalas with them Gold Panels We still keep it West Side like a old flannel Mix a little Leimert Park with a cold piano And tell if you heard somethin realer I told Arch we was gonna k** em New everything got me lookin like a dealer If there's somethin' wrong then I'm lookin in the mirror Life is a b**h but I could never fear her Cause she be lookin good every second that I'm near her She told me take my time but I really couldn't hear her Not in it for the ring girl I want to be respected That's why it took me like 4 years to perfect it She said you got the type of heart I like to connect with So when the train stops next time I'mma catch it Gone