aiyo i'm going back to cali
to all the ladies in the valley
and the weather more beautiful than halle
and i done been all through the hood
my boy dougie d
man he took me on a tour through the hood
slauson swap meet
crenshaw
stop
eat
then go to melrose
cop a pair of shelltoes
then i'm jumpin' on the 5-north
then i gas up
then i drive off
to the bay
oh how i love it in the bay
same way i love it in la
i get a lot of love up on hate street
folks look up to me like i'm 8 feet tall
aiyo the west coast got it all
and every time i go
man i have a ball
fun times
sunshine
that's right up my alley
that's why i'm going back to cali
i'll be back
for now i'm gone
you know what they say
no place like home
i'm keeping my girls in my phone
worldwide i be all in my zone
c'est la vie
c'est la vie
adios
adios
au revoir
au revior
cheerio
home sweet home
hey yo
i'm going back to paris
france
and i must say
that you really should go if you have a chance
the culture
the music
the art
the food
the people
they real to the heart
this is genuine love
this is not a act
and i couldn'ta put it down on a hotter track
i hear a lot of cats talk a lotta smack
but i lost six g's
and i got it back
how real is that? thinking the utmost
respect from me against the world full of cut-throats
how could i lose a grip like that?
in a crowded sports bar and get it right back
it's like no place i ever went
and this'll be the biggest shout that i ever sent
to any city that i ever flew through
merci beaucoup
i salute you
i'll be back
for now i'm gone
you know what they say
no place like home
i'm keeping my girls in my phone
worldwide i be all in my zone
c'est la vie
c'est la vie
adios
adios
au revoir
au revior
cheerio
home sweet home
i'm going back to the netherlands
switzerland
finland
deutschland
and the motherland
i'm going back to jo-burg
back to cape town
back to sydney
oh what a great town
let me break down where i'm going back to
if i been through
i want to come back through
and like a tattoo
i would stay permanent
but my love for the road don't determine it
i'll be back
for now i'm gone
you know what they say
no place like home
i'm keeping my girls in my phone
worldwide i be all in my zone
c'est la vie
c'est la vie
adios
adios
au revoir
au revior
cheerio
home sweet home