When I think about places I could live
I wonder if one's good enough to raise a few Black kids
Wife's a city girl, and I'm born from the sticks
No hope for me and mine
We just get it how we live

Philadelphia always shows up
DC's nice but the summers are tough
New York City, it just costs too much

I'm thinking about the lives I don't have
Thinking about the lives I don't have
Thinking about the lives I don't have

I envision a house with cobblestone
A nook to read with bookshelves built inside the very home
Backyard bluejays so my girl's not alone
And a lake that freezes over when the winter months come

Toronto's beautiful, but it's not time
LA's got everything, except for people like mine
Chicago's perfect, but do you want to grind?
See rock shows
Get tickets for your favorite artists

I'm thinking about the lives I don't have
Thinking about the lives I don't have
Thinking about the lives I don't have
Thinking about the lives I don't have