Golden State to Compton

Verse 1

Yeah, from the concrete where the palm trees sway,

Where the sun sets fire to the edge of the bay,

Raised in the struggle where the shadows grow long,

But we still find light, still pushin' on.

From Compton to Oakland, Sacramento streets,

Where the dreams get buried but the heart still beats,

I seen brothers fall, I seen mothers cry,

But Cali don't break, we just learn to fly.

Hook

California love, but it's deeper than the song,

It's the place where your spirit learns to be strong,

From the 5-0-1 up to the 2-1-3,

This golden state made a warrior out of me.

West Coast, West Coast, where the ocean meets the pain,

Where the sunshine hides the pouring rain.

Verse 2

They drew lines in the sand, called it gang territory,

But we all bleed the same, that's the real story,

From the Valley to the Coast, from the desert to the pines,

We just tryna find peace in these troubled times.

LAPD lights flashin' in the rearview,

Another young soul wonderin' if they'll make it through,

But we ride for each other, we stand unified,

'Cause the West Coast spirit, homie, never gonna die.

Bridge

And when the world gets cold, and the nights get dark,

I close my eyes and I see the park,

Where the kids play ball, where the old folks pray,

California dreamin' won't fade away.

Verse 3

So if you from the set, or you just passin' through,

Understand the weight that these streets put you through,

But we rise, we rise, like the tide on the shore,

California soul, yeah, we built for war.

Not with each other, but with the system that binds,

The one that fills up the prisons and poisons the minds,

So I rep where I'm from, with my head held high,

Golden State forever, 'til the day that I die.

Outro

California... yeah, this one's for you,

Every struggle, every triumph, every dream comin' true.

West Coast... forever we ride.

Rest in power, Makaveli.