Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Childish Gambino
Vocals
Lloyd
Background Vocals
Rochelle Jordan
Background Vocals
Yesi Ortiz
Intro Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Donald Glover
Songwriter
Ludwig Göransson
Songwriter
Rochelle Jordan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Donald Glover
Producer
Ludwig Göransson
Producer
Andrew Dawson
Mixing Engineer
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Riley Mackin
Recording Engineer
Ruben Rivera
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Power 106, LA, it's yeah girl, Yesi Ortiz
Got some brand new music
I need you to turn it up, and let me know what you think
It's Lloyd, called Oakland, On Power 106
[Verse 2]
I was making Japanese, and she's watching DVDs
In Oakland, in Oakland
Now I'm driving up the 5, and she waits till I arrive
In Oakland, in Oakland
Everything that I wanted, only gotta drive for the moment
If you tell me turn around, then I'm on it
For the moment, but you know me
You know how I get when I'm lonely
And I think about you in the moment
But everything you do is so Oakland, so Oakland
[Verse 3]
Foot on the gas, I'm just trying to pass
All the red lights, and the stop signs
I'm ready to go
Before I get to the Bay, babe, that's a problem
Because I'm way too scared to call, and you might get me to stay no
I don't really mind the drive, but I think I'd rather die
In Oakland, in Oakland
With my hands on two and ten, so I guess it all depends
On Oakland, on Oakland
And I'm nervous, truth be told, I never saw me growing old
In Oakland, in Oakland
And if I married you tonight, it would probably start a riot
In Oakland, in Oakland
Everything that I needed, now I that I got you in your feelings
Everything you won't say, tweet it
And a **** don't like that sh** at all
So treat it
Can we just roll with the feeling?
Can we just roll for a minute?
Wait a minute
[Verse 4]
Foot on the gas, I'm just tryna pass
All the red lights, and the stop signs
I'm ready to go
But I'm really not ready girl, that's a problem
'Cause I'm way too scared to fall, and I know that you choose to stay no
[Verse 5]
All the girlfriends saying here we go again
Rich kid but he act like a gentleman
Last one didn't end like it should've been
Two dates and he still wanna get it in
And they saying it's because of the internet
Try it once and it's on to the next chick
X to the O face on your exes, right?
And we can do the same thing if you wanna have better
When your thoughts can't breathe and you thinkin' asthmatic
And you wanna be a mom and I wasn't mad at her
I was thinkin' about me, I'd be really bad at it
'Cause I was thinkin' about me, weeks in Dubai
Fourth of July, house in Kauai, yeah we can try
So let's try
[Verse 6]
Whoa, whoa
[Verse 7]
I took off my nine to five, but you still don't have the time to kiss me
Just hit me
And if I left you all alone, would you still pick up the phone?
It's iffy, you miss me
I got furniture to move, and we'll both be thirty soon
In Oakland, in Oakland
The only one I know is you, so the **** I'm supposed to do?
In Oakland, in Oakland
[Verse 8]
In Oakland, in Oakland
In Oakland, in Oakland
In Oakland, in Oakland
In Oakland, in Oakland
Written by: DONALD MCKINLEY GLOVER II, Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, R. Jordan