Atlanta, My City

[Verse 1] Yo, I hail from that city That's too busy to hate Don't matter where in the A you grew up Cause we all can relate Whether you're eating at The Varsity Hot wings or a shake We've been the capital of the south Since 1868 General Sherman burned us down in 1864 But we rose up like a phoenix, waiting And asking for more Eating the opposition We dirty birds for life We flying high, we never die We dirty birds for life Thrashing on the others The home of successful brothers City of black prestige City of black gunners The home of Dr. King, Tyler Perry,and Ludacris The city is the best, for rappers, who start off new to this I grew up in Atlanta and I know it in and out If you grew up in Atlanta you what its all about Car crashes everyday, and shootings every week But when you seem those bright lights at night The world just seems less bleak [Hook] Atlanta boy This is my my city son Even in the rich parts they staying gritty son From Bankhead, to Buckhead Cascade to Glenwood Whats up then Decatur, to Marietta I swear the city, getting much better And they steady raking in the cheddar Capital of the south And A is the letter [Verse 2] Atlanta is a place where a brother can be somebody A city where a brother can make a couple mil, probably Honestly I rep Atlanta every single day I represent the city in each and every way Plently of small towns surround the city all about Plently of churches around because you know we stay devout The city's spread out And the interstates are cities' veins People take the trains to avoid the congested lanes Ooh man I'm on it Oh boy I'm on it This beat is like a Marta train I catch it and jump on it Ooh man I'm ill like the Hawks when they drain threes Atlanta is a city, completely, surrounded by trees A place where Confederate flags still fly high And if trees could talk They could tell you the ways people had to die A beautiful southern city Destroyed by a fire Rose up united as Atlanta The city that I admire [Hook 2x] Atlanta boy This is my my city son Even in the rich parts they staying gritty son From Bankhead, to Buckhead Cascade to Glenwood Whats up then Decatur, to Marietta I swear the city, getting much better And they steady raking in the cheddar Capital of the south And A is the letter [Outro] Yo, shoutout to everybody from Stone Mountain, East Point Lithonia, Cobb County, Everybody in Atlanta The whole entire city Everybody everywhere