[Hook] City of the year, City of the year That's where I'm from City of the year, City of the year They don't want none City of the year, City of the year Them hoes can't come Go hard to go home I'm turned up in the ‘Go zone [Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco] Aye, born in the middle of the West Lil n***a, living in the middle of d**h Raised around k**ers, that's why little impress Outside white folks, it must sound I'm a little oppressed And I'm sorry my n***as, but I think you the best You don't need no Khaled, because that's on me, valid Let me push my brother, we don't need no malice n***as raised in the projects, now they gon' need a palace [Pre-Hook] n***as want JJ's, don't eat salads Fourteen with a AK, and he'll let a n***a have it Fireworks in Capetown, man it's so tragic Fireworks on the lake front, that sh** look like Magic [Hook] City of the year, City of the year That's where I'm from City of the year, City of the year They don't want none City of the year, City of the year Them hoes can't come Go hard to go home I'm turned up in the ‘Go zone