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(Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la (Yeah, we like it here but it's better there) (Yeah, we like it here but it's better there) Most the ends behind the steel gates Some man experiencing some real pain See some old friends and wonder if we're still mates Couple brothers movin' shaky since the deal came Long as the - bills paid Tried not to but I still changed Most the girls I met are solid with some good hearts But the ones who done me wrong, I hope it still aches, yeah You could bang me up for life, I'd be handlin' it right Boy, I got Manny in my core (Core), yeah All the cameras and the lights, main attraction for the night If I get anti, they get bored (Bored), yeah What's the damage on the price? By now there ain't much we can't actually afford (Afford), yeah But what's cash without a life? Three months I ain't even seen my family, I'm on tour (Tour) Went from trappin' on a bike to a lavish livin' life Bro standin' up in court (Court), yeah Pack your bag, we got a flight Tell mum and dad I love 'em, I'll be back again for sure (For sure) Pack your bag, we got a ride Ain't my brother You can't come if you won't - for me and more (More) You get a fraction of my life but the rest, you don't know nothin' So don't act like you're on course (Course) They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Say a prayer before I hit the stage Tell God to please forgive me if I misbehave I ain't perfect but I'm learning, all this shit's a game I know people 'round me lurking, tryna build a name - 'em all, I hope they're living straight Still wonder how they're copin' since I been away In the bits, they put a hole in you for little change At this point stayin' local's just a big mistake But how the - I'm supposed to leave When my brothers are in need? I still got cousins in the streets, yeah Went from Nuthurst to the Quays Came runnin' straight back, - weren't as comfy as it seems, yeah All this money I don't need But ain't made enough to quit, looks like I'm doubling the fees, yeah Take me home, I just want peace Losing focus, this ain't me, I ain't been sober for a week Only happy when I'm close to home Need no one but my family if they went, I couldn't hold my own Mom and dad had twins, one of them with extra chromosomes So I'ma stay by 'em till somebody turns me Holy Ghost They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-oh