Shhh

(album: Seven's Travels - 2003)

Such a pleasure to come home
Cause I... I have a very special love for this city

[Slug:]
Well all right, well okay
Well all right, well okay
Well all right, well okay
Well all right
Well all right
Well all right

[Slug:]
I wanted to make a song about where I'm from
You know? Big up my home town, my territory, my state
But, I couldn't figure out much to brag about
Prince lives here, we got 10,000 lakes
But wait, the women are beautiful, to me they are
And we're not infested with pretentious movie stars
And it hit me, Minnesota is dope
If only simply for not what we have but what we don't
It's all fair, it ain't out there, it's in there
It's in the mirror, behind the breast, under the hair
"Follow the dream" doesn't mean "leave the love"
Roam if you must, but come home when you've seen enough
I love New York and Cali, but I ain't moving
Too overpopulated, saturated with humans
And I'm not big on rappers, actors, or models
If I had to dip, I'd probably skip to Chicago
None of this is to diss no one, nowhere
Like damn, I'm from Minnesota, land of the cold air
Too many mosquitoes and our fair share of egos
But like my man Sabe says, that's where my mommy stays

[Slug:]
So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell 'em where you live
Say shh, say shh
And if you know this is where you wanna raise your kids
Say shh, say shh
If you're from the Midwest, and it doesn't matter where
Say shh, say shh
If you can drink tap water and breathe the air
Say shh, say shh

[Slug:]
Got trees and vegetation in the city I stay
The rent's in the mail and I can always find a parking space
The women outnumber the men two to one
Got parks and zoos and things to do with my son
The nightlife ain't all that, but that's okay
I don't need to be distracted by the devil every day
And the jobs ain't really too hard to find
In fact, you could have mine if you knew how to rhyme
This is for everyone around the planet
That wishes they were from somewhere other than where they standing
Don't take it for granted, instead take a look around
Quit complaining and build something on that ground
Plant something on that ground, dance and sleep on that ground
Get on your hands and knees and watch the ants walk around that ground
Make a family, make magic, make a mess
Take the stress, fuel your motivation, and build your nest
It sucks that you think where I'm from is whack
But as long as that's enough to keep your ass from coming back
And with a smile and a hint of sarcasm, he said
"I beg your pardon but this is my secret garden"

All right
(In the land of ice and snow)
Well okay
(In the land of ice and snow)
Well all right
(In the land of ice and snow)
Well okay
(Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis)

[Slug:]
So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell 'em where you live
Say shh, say shh
And if you know this is where you wanna raise your kids
Say shh, say shh
If you're from the Midwest, and it doesn't matter where
Say shh, say shh
If you can drink tap water and breathe the air
Say shh, say shh

[Slug:]
If the playground is clear of stems and syringes
Say shh, say shh
If there's only one store in your town that sells 12-inches
Say shh, say shh
If no one in your crew walks around with a gun
Say shh, say shh
And if you ain't gonna leave cause this is where you're from
Say shh, say shh

[Repeat in background:]
Well alright, well okay

St. Cloud, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesnowta
Kansas City
St Louis, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
Cincinnati, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Boulder, Colorado
Lawrence, Kansas
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Indianapolis
Say shh
Minneapolis