Papatoetoe

Where do I begin?
Was still a baby when I moved in
Played with the neighbor’s kids
Made my first friends
I thought life was amazing
Even though living conditions weren’t
We weren’t even rich enough
To buy some conditioner
But listen sir
I still made the most of my time there
That’s probably why I’m weird
And a bit of a nightmare
I mean hey, hold up
At least I wasn’t sheltered
'Cause who the fuck wants to be
On top of the bell curve?
'Cause here in Pap
We ain’t the normal-est folks
We crack the poorest of jokes
Then still keep roarin' for mo' (Yo)
So take a chance, come down
Reminisce in the dark
Grab a Cody’s and we’ll head down
To Kimpton Park (let's go)
Papatoetoe, yeah, that’s where my home be
Papatoetoe, yeah, I ain’t never gon' leave (x2)
Back it up a little
What was I doing at 12 years old?
Tryin' to ride my bicycle down the street
With no help involved
Scraped knees on the hot asphalt
Cried like a baby
Damn it was a hot ass fall
But yo
Give me a break
I was tryin' my hardest
Tryin' harder than tryin' to be
An aspirin' artist
And all the neighborhood popped up
They were tryin' to help
Said I won’t get nowhere if I did this all by myself
My mate’s Dad came and gave me a shove on my bike
That’s when Papatoetoe became the love of my life
Such a sense of community
Such a sense of this unity
Everyone’s always so welcoming
It’s never just you and me
I’m pursuing
These dreams of mine
With a peace of mind
I’m gettin' the support
That I need to thrive
They’ll even back you
If you got a weaker spine
Pap is the one thing
I can never leave behind (come on)
Papatoetoe, yeah, that’s where my home be
Papatoetoe, yeah, I ain’t never gon' leave (x2)