Lyrics:

I was born and raised in the ghetto**lf**Talk with me and you''ll know**lf**I wasn''t satisfied, with living on the side**lf**I started looking around, for a possibility**lf**Listen to my story, of what became of me**lf****lf**I met a businessman**lf**Who said he had some friends back east**lf**So why don''t you come along**lf**Well we can help you at least**lf**We''ll make you into a big star**lf**By playing your guitar**lf**But the joke was on me**lf**They left me flat to see**lf****lf**Going back west**lf**Yes I know I''ll make out alright**lf**Going back west**lf**Where my music''s playing all night**lf**Going back west (going back west)**lf**I think I''ll do alright**lf****lf**Going back west**lf**Yes I know I''ll make out alright**lf**Going back west**lf**Where my music''s playing all night**lf**Going back west (going back west)**lf**I think I''ll do alright**lf****lf**Struggling for recognition, identity and respect**lf**I got a lot of promises**lf**They told me not to fret**lf**So we will stand by you**lf**If the going gets rough**lf**But when I started thinking**lf**They didn''t even bluff**lf****lf**''bout a year has come and gone**lf**And left me standing here**lf**Thinking how it could have been**lf**For still I ain''t nowhere**lf**They surely took me for a ride**lf**Trampled on my pride**lf**But I hold my head up high**lf**Got no more tears to cry**lf****lf**Going back west**lf**Yes I know I''ll make out alright**lf**Going back west**lf**Where my music''s playing all night**lf**Going back west (going back west)**lf**I think I''ll do alright**lf****lf**Going back west**lf**Yes I know I''ll make out alright**lf**Going back west**lf**Where my music''s playing all night**lf**Going back west (going back west)**lf**I think I''ll do alright**lf****lf**Going back west**lf**Yes I know I''ll make out alright**lf**Going back west**lf**Where my music''s playing all night