Lyrics Didn't See It - Bobby Gore

Man
Now that I think about it
I done been through a lot of things in my life

I say
France
Italy
Brasil
Japan
Still won't hold my heart like the place that it began

Rio
Tokyo
Pari
& Rome
Been all around the world
But the best trip's home

That this place could get worse
And at the tender age of 16
My mom would give birth
That my pops wouldn't be there
But he was 18 when I arrived
Fuck he care?
With 3 uncles
And 3 aunts
Too many people
To be waiting on a check every month
About how we never had heat
Or how I used to have to carry water
From down the street
We'd put our faith in the preacher man
Even tho
Granny got more faith than the preacher man
My teachers would say don't speak to him
Now we Making now damn money than the teacher can

I say
France
Italy
Brasil
Japan
Still won't hold my heart like the place that it began

Rio
Tokyo
Pari
& Rome
Been all around the world
But the best trip's home

I say
From the days of eating pork & beans
& Sitting on a porch that leans
I didn't see it
From the days of pissy mattresses
And sitting mad on punishment
I didn't see it
From the days of playing stick up kid
And surviving all the shit we did
I didn't see it
From the days of college campuses
To spitting for acknowledgment
I didn't see it

That this place could get worse
And at the tender age of 20
My sons mom would give birth
The birth of a second king
I gotta step up
I gotta give'em everything
Yeah fuck it I got it
This is simple
This is easy
Any problems
I'll solve'em
Gotta get back to this college
This is simple
And you need it
For the refunds and the knowledge
But that aint how it went
Shit changed in '04
And been that way ever since
My son just left on the first
And I get'em every summer
But it could be worse

I say
France
Italy
Brasil
Japan
Still won't hold my heart like the place that it began

Rio
Tokyo
Pari
& Rome
Been all around the world
But the best trip's home

From the days of eating pork & beans
& Sitting on a porch that leans
I didn't see it
From the days of pissy mattresses
And sitting mad on punishment
I didn't see it
From the days of playing stick up kid
And surviving all the shit we did
I didn't see it
From the days of college campuses
To spitting for acknowledgment
I didn't see it

Until I saw that I was greater
And I'm still doing music 15 years later
Your closest friends will be your biggeest haters
If you really need'em
Then you might can't get the littlest favor
But its ok
I love'em all tho
In God I pray for yall to ball tho
Thru winter, spring, summer, & fall tho
And yall know

I say
France
Italy
Brasil
Japan
Still won't hold my heart like the place that it began
Rio
Tokyo
Pari
& Rome
Been all around the world
But the best trip's home

From the days of eating pork & beans
& Sitting on a porch that leans
I didn't see it
From the days of pissy mattresses
And sitting mad on punishment
I didn't see it