[Verse 1]
Folks ask me where I'm from and I just say Chi-Town
But on my birth certificate, it says different
6-0-9-0-1, huh
Full of sickos, winos, drunks, tryna be positive
Closer to Hell, a little south of the Bears and miles away from the colleges
And ain't grow up in the same hood as Common Sense
And opportunities, so usually we're not convinced
That we can be all that we can be – nah
The only nigga that made it was good at b-ball
And, shit, he ain't even graduate
And that's the norm, so the parents ain't that ashamed
Too broke to even dream, now ain't that a shame?
[Pre-Chorus]
Safe to say, it ain't the best place to be
But I claim like my own – that's my city, that's my home
And I know that once I'm on, I'ma take 'em 'round the globe
6-0-9-0-1, that's where I'm from, uh
[Chorus]
6-0, 6-0-9-0-1
6-0-9-0-1
6-0, 6-0-9-0-1
6-0-9-0-1
That's were I'm from, that's what I know, that's where they get it at
That's were I'm from, that's what I know, that's where they get it at
6-0, 6-0-9-0-1
6-0-9-0-1
[Verse 2]
Folks ask me where I'm from and I just say Chi-Town
But if you check my resume, it say different
6-0-9-0-1, that's where I was born at
And you should applaud that I even made it out
Closer to drama, no daddys, just baby mamas
8 miles away from Obama's hood
And I ain't grow up in the same neighborhood as Lu'
Or Ye, but niggas did move yay to get the loot
'Cause the city ain't a city, just a bunch of folks sitting on a shitty situation
If you are legit, you ain't really satisfied
And that's the norm, watch TV, sit and fantasize
Too stuck to even dream and even have a grind
[Pre-Chorus]
Safe to say, it ain't the best place to be
But I claim it like my own, that's my city, that's my home
And I know that once I'm on, I'ma take 'em round the globe
6-0-9-0-1, that's where I'm from, uh
[Chorus]
6-0, 6-0-9-0-1
6-0-9-0-1
6-0, 6-0-9-0-1
6-0-9-0-1
That's were I'm from, that's what I know, that's where they get it at
That's were I'm from, that's what I know, that's where they get it at
6-0, 6-0-9-0-1
6-0-9-0-1