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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tune-Yards
Tune-Yards
Performer
Merrill Garbus
Merrill Garbus
Vocals
Nate Brenner
Nate Brenner
Bass
Betty Garbus
Betty Garbus
Vocals
Lou Garbus
Lou Garbus
Vocals
Matt Nelson
Matt Nelson
Tenor Saxophone
Little Merrill
Little Merrill
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Merrill Garbus
Merrill Garbus
Songwriter
Nate Brenner
Nate Brenner
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Merrill Garbus
Merrill Garbus
Producer
Eli Crews
Eli Crews
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

What's a boy to do if he'll never be a gangsta? Anger in his heart, but he'll never be a gangsta If you move into his neighborhood, he'll never make a sound, ooh! What's a boy to do if he'll never be a rasta? Singing from his heart, but he'll never be a rasta If you move into his neighborhood, he'll never make a sound If you move into his neighborhood... Bang-bang, oi! Never move to my hood, cause danger is crawlin' out the way Bang-bang, boy-ee Never move to my hood, cause danger is crawlin' out the way What's a girl to do if she'll never be a rasta? Singing from her heart, but she'll never be a rasta? If you move into her neighborhood, she'll never make a sound If you move into her neighborhood, she'll never make a... If you move into her neighborhood, she'll never make a sound Hey! You gonna put that on tape for posterity? Rewind the tape! Life in the city... life in the city. ("...this is happening?") Makes more sense when calls me
Writer(s): Merrill Garbus, Nathaniel Brenner Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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