Comin' From Where I'm From

Anthony Hamilton

Verse I:

Sitting here, guess I didn' make bail

Got time and a story to tell

Started when I was nine years old

Woke up and daddy was gone

I started hustling and the couldn't tell me nothing

Fronting in the hood, trying to be somebody

My soul was on empty

I was searching for something

Tried to be good

Tried to keep from trouble

Living too fast

Trying to make a good hustle



Chorus:

Sometimes it gets rough

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from

Times got hard

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from

Sometimes you gotta walk to work

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from

Sometimes you gotta do a little dirt

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from



Verse II:

Wasn' really looking guess I found it

Five foot three light brown skinned

Coming from the university

Lifestyle looking kind of lovely

Didn't know she had much game

Down to ride out, even take the train

Even take her to a poker game

Top notch fried chicken and sushi

Tried to be good

Tried to treat you like a lady

Tried to be your friend

Turned out that you were shady



Chorus:

Sometimes it gets lonely

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from

Some times ain't what they seem to be

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from

Some times would get the best of me

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from



Bridge:

Well, tried to be good (I tried, I tried)

Wanted nothing but to love somebody

Didn't want to die young

Steady hustling trying to feed my family

Too scared to have kids and like daddy did

'Cause I'm so scared of failing

Sometimes it gets hard

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from



Chorus:

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from

Sometimes you gotta moan

Comin' from where I'm from, I'm from

Sometimes