[Verse 1] I wanted to make a song about where Im from You know Big up my home town, my territory, my state But I couldnt figure out much to brag about Prince lives here, we got 10,000 lakes But wait the women are beautiful, to me they are And were not infested with pretentious movie stars And it hit me man, Minnesota is dope If only simply for not what we have but what we dont Its all fair, it aint out there, its in there Its in the mirror, behind the breast under the hair Follow the dream doesnt mean leave the love Roam if you must, but come home when youve seen enough I love New York and Cali, but I aint moving Too overpopulated, saturated with humans And Im not big on rappers, actors, or models If I had to dip, Id probably skip to Chicago None of this is to diss no one, nowhere Like damn, Im from Minnesota, land of the cold air Too many mosquitoes and our fair share of egos But like my man Sabe says, thats where my mommy stays [Refrain] So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell them where you live Say shhh, say shhh And if you know this is where you want to raise your kids Say shhh, say shhh If youre from the Midwest and it doesnt matter where Say shhh, say shhh If you can drink tap water and breathe the air Say shhh, say shhh [Verse 2] Got trees and vegetation in the city I stay The rents in the mail and I can always find a parking space The women outnumber the men two to one Got parks and zoos and things to do with my son The nightlife aint all that, but thats okay I dont need to be distracted by the devil every day And the jobs aint really too hard to find In fact, you could have mine if you knew how to rhyme This is for everyone around the planet That wishes they were from somewhere other than where they standing Dont take it for granted, instead take a look around Quit complaining and build something on that ground Plant something on that ground, dance and sleep on that ground Get on your hands and knees and watch the ants walk around That ground Make a family, make magic, make a mess Take the stress, feel your motivation and build your nest It sucks that you think where Im from is wack But as long as thats enough to keep your ass from coming back And with a smile and a hint of sarcasm, he said I beg your pardon but this is my secret garden [Briddge] All right In the land of ice and snow Well okay In the land of ice and snow Well all right In the land of ice and snow Well okay Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis [Refrain] If the playground is clear of stems and syringes Say shhh, say shhh If theres only one store in your town that sells 12inches Say shhh, say shhh If no one in your crew walks around with a gun Say shhh, say shhh And if you aint gonna leave cause this is where youre from Say shhh, say shhh [Outro] Well alright, well okay St. Cloud, Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesnowta Kansas City St Louis, Missouri Columbia, Missouri Oshkosh, Wisconsin Madison Milwaukee Cincinnati, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Boulder, Colorado Lawrence, Kansas Tulsa, Oklahoma Sioux Falls, South Dakota Ann Arbor, Michigan Indianapolis Say shhh Minneapolis
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