Lyrics to Oakland
I've been thinkin' about us lately
Relationships they float in many ways
The distance never seemed so crazy
It's just the way the cards had to be played
I played my hand you played your hand
A father had to be a man
A son just wanted to be loved again
And I do think about it daily
The way we were back then, no
I've been runnin' 'round for a minute
Been growin' my own soul
Been lookin' up at an image
I never could control
Been pushin' things to the limit
I think I might implode
It ain't got to be this different
We could pick it up and just go, yeah!
I know this world is takin' you
To a place you ain't approve, well
I was just hoping
That we could take it back a few
And do the things we used to do
I'm sayin' let's go back to Oakland
You've been underneath the mood
Everything you see is blue
I just want to take it down to Oakland
I know that what I saw in you
Had a vibe, it had a groove
And I just want to go back to Oakland
And it felt so nice
What kind of paradise is hidden in this concrete?
I was a child but I was old enough to know that
Cali air brought you some peace
And I remember it, I remember it
Like it was yesterday
It was a simple time, a simple place
It seemed since then things have got complicated
I've been runnin' 'round for a minute
Been growin' my own soul
Been lookin' up at an image
I never could control
Been pushin' things to the limit
I think I might implode
It ain't got to be this different
We could pick it up and just go, yeah!
I know this world is takin' you
To a place you ain't approve, well
I was just hoping
That we could take it back a few
And do the things we used to do
I'm sayin' let's go back to Oakland
You've been underneath the mood
Everything you see is blue
I just want to take it down to Oakland
I know that what I saw in you
Had a vibe, it had a groove
And I just want to go back to Oakland
I seen you regularly then, yeah
I seen you regularly then, yeah, yeah, yeah
I seen you regularly then
We were regular then, yeah
We were regular, we were, we were, we were
We, we, we should go back to Oakland
Relationships they float in many ways
The distance never seemed so crazy
It's just the way the cards had to be played
I played my hand you played your hand
A father had to be a man
A son just wanted to be loved again
And I do think about it daily
The way we were back then, no
I've been runnin' 'round for a minute
Been growin' my own soul
Been lookin' up at an image
I never could control
Been pushin' things to the limit
I think I might implode
It ain't got to be this different
We could pick it up and just go, yeah!
I know this world is takin' you
To a place you ain't approve, well
I was just hoping
That we could take it back a few
And do the things we used to do
I'm sayin' let's go back to Oakland
You've been underneath the mood
Everything you see is blue
I just want to take it down to Oakland
I know that what I saw in you
Had a vibe, it had a groove
And I just want to go back to Oakland
And it felt so nice
What kind of paradise is hidden in this concrete?
I was a child but I was old enough to know that
Cali air brought you some peace
And I remember it, I remember it
Like it was yesterday
It was a simple time, a simple place
It seemed since then things have got complicated
I've been runnin' 'round for a minute
Been growin' my own soul
Been lookin' up at an image
I never could control
Been pushin' things to the limit
I think I might implode
It ain't got to be this different
We could pick it up and just go, yeah!
I know this world is takin' you
To a place you ain't approve, well
I was just hoping
That we could take it back a few
And do the things we used to do
I'm sayin' let's go back to Oakland
You've been underneath the mood
Everything you see is blue
I just want to take it down to Oakland
I know that what I saw in you
Had a vibe, it had a groove
And I just want to go back to Oakland
I seen you regularly then, yeah
I seen you regularly then, yeah, yeah, yeah
I seen you regularly then
We were regular then, yeah
We were regular, we were, we were, we were
We, we, we should go back to Oakland
