I Ain't Goin Back Again

I ain't going back again I ain't going back again I ain't going back again To that state of mind where I was ignorant and it was war time And I thought I could save all of us If I wrote one line, you know, the right line And getting by wasn't getting by We had to steal and lie and some of us died Were on borrowed time and the clock was ticking And they're looking at me and the move is mine Fuck it, just tell them the truth Tell them no man can take nothing from you Tell them your skin is too thick and you'll die about this They don't possess the spirit you do Tell them your city is counting on you If you go home with nothing they'll probably kill you And this ain't life or death for them Close your eyes and count to ten Honestly, this is as honest as I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like were friends Truthfully, I wish the very best for men But you think freedom is money, well money has an end I ain't going back again I ain't going back again I ain't going back again But you think freedom is money, well money has an end I ain't going back again To that dope house where we slept together because it was cold out We had one jacket amongst all of us So we would take turns when we would go out And the open oven heated the whole house And the mattress on the kitchen floor With an AK 47 and three hand guns but we swore we needed more Because we were at war Where we'd haul water by the bucket back to our home And we'd heat the water and we'd talk for hours Because we didn't have no phones And we'd dream together about a better life And houses and cars and clothes And we'd laugh and joke as we all showered From the same pan on the stove Fuck, it just tell them the truth Tell them no man can take nothing from you Tell them your skin is too thick and you'll die about this They don't possess the spirit you do After all the shit we've been through I'd kill myself before I turn on you And this ain't life or death for them Close your eyes and count to ten Honestly, this is as honest as I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like were friends Truthfully, I wish the very best for men But you think freedom is money, well money has an end I ain't going back again I ain't going back again I ain't going back again But you think freedom is money, well money has an end I ain't going back again (I ain't going back again) (I ain't going back again) I ain't going back again To the time we thought that a record deal could save us (I ain't going back again) Where we were unapproachable And desperate and we were dangerous (I ain't going back again) Where our city would love us And think highly of us, not hate us Because it didn't change a thing I'm still David I'm still king Honestly, this is as honest as I've been So I'll try speaking to the public like were friends Truthfully, I wish the very best for men But you think freedom is money, well money has an end I ain't going back again I ain't going back again I ain't going back again But you think freedom is money, well money has an end I ain't going back again