Lyrics from SJ to Salinas - Chow Mane

Aye
Aye, from San Jose to Salinas
Used to drive every weekend
Daddy's 95 Civic
On the 101 speedin'
Used to fall asleep 'til right before we got to my momma's
96.9 Delilah After Dark got me calmer

But let's take it back some mo', when my dad was in Seaside
The whole family reside
In one house I was knee high
On my uncle PS2, certain days after school
When my momma not watchin' 'cause she been workin' a fool

That's okay
Yeah, let's take it back to those days
Aye, that's alright
Aye, you gotta cherish those times

Aye, early morning blues, time to go to school
Daddy dropped me off at seven, he had some things to do
I spent 2 hours wandering 'round until assembly line
My hands were frozen cold, I'm wearin' hand me downs
And I ain't had too many friends, they would say I'm odd
Where no one looked like me, I felt like I don't belong
And after school my uncle took me to the restaurant
Helped momma pour the tea, like it was mowin' the lawn, ok

Grandma's house never had no heater
On the couch listenin' to Linkin Park
I think that I was like, thirteen
My heart broken first time by Nina, uh
Usher Raymond on the speaker, huh
Middle school slow dance, yeah
Told her we should hold hands
Storybook romance, stop

Meanwhile my momma datin' round 'til she met my stepdad
Used to get so mad, now I feel so blessed
Meanwhile my dad depressed, ain't seen him smile for couple years
Worked himself like half to death, but now he shinin' since we all here

From San Jose to Salinas
Used to drive every weekend
Grandpa's 94 Camry
Back when he could still drive
I know we got the same eyes, but I ain't seen what he seen
He left his home like 40 years ago must feel like a dream
I take my home wherever I go inside my memories
Like how my momma's baked potatoes always came from Wendy's
Like it's Sunday mornin' listenin' to the Commodores on K-Ocean
While my dad singin' along I'm thinkin', damn he got some soul huh

That's okay
Yeah, let's take it back to those days
Aye, that's alright
You gotta cherish those times

Yeah, that's okay
Let's take it back to those days (those days, yeah)
That's alright
Aye, you gotta cherish those times, times

I was 5 years old sittin' on the floor in Salinas
'Fore my parents put that plug inside the spark in between 'em
When they were fighting I would go upstairs and hide in the blanket
Watchin Ed Edd N' Eddy, hopin' that they would make it
But 20 years later I think that they finally found peace
I never think what coulda been 'cause then I wouldn't be me
Seen both 'em break down time again, but that's just human I think
To make the best with what we have and find a way to succeed
That's wassup