Intro
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[Verse 1]
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I was born and raised in the ghetto
Talk with me and you'll know
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I wasn't satisfied, with living on the side
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I started looking around, for a possibility
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Listen to my story, of what became of me
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I met a businessman, who said he had some friends back east
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So why don't you come along, well we can help you at least
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We'll make you into a big star, by playing your guitar
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But the joke was on me, they left me flat, you see
[Chorus]
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Going back west
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Yes, I know I'll make out alright
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Going back west
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Where my music's playing all night
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Going back west (going back west)
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I think I'll do alright
[Chorus]
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Going back west
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Yes, I know I'll make out alright
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Going back West
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Where my music's playing all night
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Going back west (going back west)
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I think I'll do alright
[Verse 2]
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Struggling for recognition, identity and respect
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I got a lot of promises, they told me not to fret
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Said we will stand by you, if the going gets rough
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But when I started thinking, they didn't even bluff
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[Verse 3]
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'bout a year has come and gone, and left me standing here
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Thinking how it could have been, for still I ain't nowhere
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They surely took me for a ride, trampled on my pride
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But I hold my head up high, got no more tears to cry
[Chorus]
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Going back west
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Yes, I know I'll make out alright
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Going back west
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Where my music's playing all night
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Going back west (going back west)
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I think I'll do alright
[Outro]
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Going back west (going back west)
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I think I'll do alright
(fade)