I had to leave to see
How good I had it, I had it
I had to go to know
How good I had it
Would you have me if I come back home?
My mama said when I was six years old
I would always sit up by the window
I would always say the city way too cold
Wish there was another place I could go
She would ask where and I would say
Where anywhere, tell me where cause I'm scared
If I'm here then I'll never see paradise
I just wanna see paradise
So I had to leave to see
How good I had it, I had it
I had to go to know
How good I had it
Would you have me if I come back home?
I was dating D for three years
Then I broke a promise cause I had to go to college
Thinking about my tomorrows
Then I met a greener but of course I had to leave her
Cause the grass is always greener
Cause theoretically she gave me everything I need
But for whatever reason I ain't never feel like me
I looked her in the eyes and said my heart isn't in it
She looked me in the eyes and said where is it?
And I said where anywhere, tell me where cause I'm scared
If I'm here then I'll never see paradise
I just wanna see paradise
So I had to leave to see
How good I had it, I had it
I had to go to know
How good I had it
Would you have me if I come back home?
Nothing better than my mama rice and beans
Or the sound of people yelling on the street
The lights when I land at JFK
The cold wind when it hits me in my face
I only feel the ground under my feet
When Jazzy's standing right there next to me
And those are the things that make me feel at home
And that's the only paradise I know
So I had to leave to see
How good I had it, I had it
I had to go to know
How good I had it
How good I had it
I had it
Now I'm coming home
Nothing better than my mama rice and beans
Or the sound of people yelling on the street
The lights when I land at JFK
The cold wind when it hits me in my face
I only feel the ground under my feet
When Jazzy's standing right there next to me
And those are the things that make me feel at home
And that's the only paradise I know
