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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tune-Yards
Tune-Yards
Performer
Merrill Garbus
Merrill Garbus
Vocals
Nate Brenner
Nate Brenner
Bass Guitar
Betty Garbus
Betty Garbus
Vocals
Lou Garbus
Lou Garbus
Vocals
Matt Nelson
Matt Nelson
Tenor Saxophone
Little Merrill
Little Merrill
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Merrill Garbus
Merrill Garbus
Songwriter
Nate Brenner
Nate Brenner
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Merrill Garbus
Merrill Garbus
Producer
Eli Crews
Eli Crews
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What's a boy to do if he'll never be a gangsta?
Anger in his heart, but he'll never be a gangsta
If you move into his neighborhood
He'll never make a sound, ooh
[Verse 2]
What's a boy to do if he'll never be a rasta?
Singin' from his heart, but he'll never be a rasta
If you move into his neighborhood
He'll never make a sound
If you move into his neighborhood
[Verse 3]
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
[Verse 4]
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
[Verse 5]
What's a girl to do if she'll never be a rasta?
Singin' from her heart, but she'll never be a rasta
If you move into her neighborhood
She'll never make a sound
If you move into her neighborhood
She'll never make a
If you move into her neighborhood
She'll never make a sound
[Verse 6]
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
[Verse 7]
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
[Verse 8]
Life in the city
Life in the city
Makes more sense when Jesus calls me
[Verse 9]
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
[Verse 10]
Bang, bang, bang, oi
Never move to my hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the
Bang, bang, bang
[Verse 11]
My hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
Bang, bang, bang
My hood
'Cause danger is crawlin' out the way
Bang, bang, bang
Written by: Merrill Garbus, Nate Brenner

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