Such a pleasure to come home
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Cuz I...I have a very special love for this city
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Well all right, well okay [x3]
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Well all right [x3]
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I wanted to make a song about where I'm from
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You know? Big up my home town, my territory, my state
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But, I couldn't figure out much to brag about
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Prince lives here, we got 10,000 lakes
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But wait, the women are beautiful, to me they are
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And we're not infested with pretentious movie stars
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And it hit me, Minnesota is dope
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If only simply for not what we have but what we don't
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It's all fair, it ain't out there, it's in there
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It's in the mirror, behind the breast under the hair
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Follow the dream doesn't mean leave the love
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Roam if you must, but come home when you've seen enough
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I love New York and Cali, but I ain't movin'
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Too overpopulated saturated with humans
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And I'm not big on rappers, actors, or models
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If I had to dip, I'd probably skip to Chicago
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None of this is to diss no one, nowhere
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Like damn, I'm from Minnesota, land of the cold air
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Too many mosquitoes and our fair share of egos
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But like my man Sabe says, that's where my mommy stays
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[Chorus:]
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So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell em where you live
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Say shhh, say shhh
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And if you know this is where you wanna raise your kids
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Say shhh, say shhh
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If you're from the Midwest and it doesn't matter where
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Say shhh, say shhh
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If you can drink tap water and breathe the air
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Say shhh, say shhh
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Got trees and vegetation in the city I stay
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The rent's in the mail and I can always find a parking space
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The women outnumber the men two to one
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Got parks and zoos and things to do with my son
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The nightlife ain't all that, but that's okay
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I don't need to be distracted by the devil every day
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And the jobs ain't really too hard to find
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In fact, you could have mine if you knew how to rhyme
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This is for everyone around the planet
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That wishes they were from somewhere other than where they standin'
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Don't take it for granted, instead take a look around
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Quit complaining and build something on that ground
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Plant something on that ground, dance and sleep on that ground
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Get on your hands and knees and watch the ants walk around
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That ground Make a family, make magic, make a mess
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Take the stress, feel your motivation and build your nest
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It sucks that you think where I'm from is wack
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But as long as that's enough to keep your ass from coming back
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And with a smile and a hint of sarcasm, he said
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"I beg your pardon but this is my secret garden"
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All right
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(In the land of ice and snow)
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Well okay
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(In the land of ice and snow)
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Well all right
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(In the land of ice and snow)
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Well okay
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(Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis)
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[Repeat Chorus]
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If the playground is clear of stems and syringes
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Say shhh, say shhh
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If there's only one store in your town that sells 12-inches
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Say shhh, say shhh
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If no one in your crew walks around with a gun
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Say shhh, say shhh
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And if you ain't gonna leave cause this is where you're from
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Say shhh, say shhh
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Well alright, well okay [repeated in background]
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St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Mankato, Minnesota
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Duluth, Minnesnowta
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Kansas City
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St Louis, Missouri
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Columbia, Missouri
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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Madison
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Milwaukee
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio
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Boulder, Colorado
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Lawrence, Kansas
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Indianapolis
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Say shhh..
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Minneapolis [repeat to fade]
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Shhh
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| Atmosphere |
