State of Mind

Chorus

West coast state of mind

Ocean in my view

Streets taught lessons school never knew

Palm trees lean when the block stays awake

Red in the neighborhood that's the life that I make

West coast state of mind

Ocean in my view

Streets taught lessons school never knew

Verse 1

Lowrider creeping slow chrome catching the sun

Boulevard lights flicker when the evening comes

Corner store stories get traded for change

Everybody running from the same kind of pain

Mama told me watch my back the world ain't fair

Learned to move smart when nobody else cared

Loyalty runs deep gotta stand on what you claim

But survival out here beats a name any day

Chorus

West coast state of mind

Ocean in my view

Streets taught lessons school never knew

Palm trees lean when the block stays awake

Red in the neighborhood that's the life that I make

West coast state of mind

Ocean in my view

Streets taught lessons school never knew

Verse 2

Shadows on the pavement as the night takes hold

Dreams get tested when the wind turns cold

From the boulevard lights to the corner store glow

I keep my head level everywhere I go

Hope in my pocket and a plan in my chest

Ain't no shortcut gonna pass the test

So I walk my line and I hold my ground

Every quiet lesson is a lesson I found

Bridge

Swaying palm trees overhead

City never sleeping in my head

Stand on what you claim or stand alone

That's the only law this block has known

Chorus

West coast state of mind

Ocean in my view

Streets taught lessons school never knew

Palm trees lean when the block stays awake

Red in the neighborhood that's the life that I make

West coast state of mind

Ocean in my view

Streets taught lessons school never knew

Drop

West coast state of mind

Streets taught lessons school never knew