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Telegraph Ave (Okland by Lloyd)

Childish Gambino

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Telegraph Ave (Okland by Lloyd)

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[Intro]Power 106!La, it's ya girl, Yesi OrtizGot some brand-new musicI need y'all to turn it up and let me know what you thinkIt's Lloyd called "Oakland" on Power 106[Verse 1: Lloyd]I was making JapaneseAnd she's watching DvdsIn Oakland, in OaklandNow I'm driving up the 5And she waits till I arriveIn Oakland, in OaklandEverything, that I wantedOnly gotta drive for the momentIf you tell me "turn around, " then I'm on itFor the moment, but you know meYou know how I get when I'm lonelyAnd I think about you and the momentsBut everything you do is so Oakland, so Oakland[Hook 1]Foot on the gasI'm just trying to passAll the red lightsAnd the stop signsI'm ready to goBefore I get to The BayBabe, that's a problemBecause I'm way too scared to callAnd you might get me to stay, and oh[Post-Hook]I don't really mind the driveBut I think I'd rather dieIn Oakland, in OaklandWith my hands on two and tenSo I guess it all dependsOn Oakland, on OaklandAnd I'm nervous, truth be toldI never saw me growing oldIn Oakland, in OaklandAnd if I married you tonightIt would probably start a riotIn Oakland, in Oakland[Verse 2]Everything, that I neededNow that I got you in your feelingsEverything you won't say, you tweet itAnd a nigga don? t like that shit at allSo treatedCan we just roll with the feeling?Can we just roll for a minute?Wait a minute[Hook 2]Foot on the gasI'm just trying to passAll the red lightsAnd the stop signsI'm ready to goBut I'm really not ready, girlThat's a problemCause I'm way too scared to fallAnd I know you choose to stay, and oh[Verse 3]All the girlfriends saying "here we go again"Rich kid but he act like a gentlemanLast one didn't end like it should've beenTwo dates and he still wanna get it inAnd they're saying it's because of the InternetTry her once and it's on to the next chickX-O the O face on your exes... right?And we can do the same thing if you wanna have at itWhen your thoughts can't breathe and you thinking asthmaticAnd you wanna be a mom and I wasn't mad at itI was thinking 'bout me, I'd be really bad at itCause I'm thinking 'bout me, weeks in DubaiFourth of July, house in Kauai, yeah we can trySo let's try[Outro]WhoaI took off my nine to fiveBut you still don't have the time to kiss me, just hit meAnd if I left you all alone, would you still pick up the phone?It's iffy, you miss meI got furniture to move, and we'll both be thirty soonIn Oakland, in OaklandThe only one I know is you, so the fuck I'm supposed to do?In Oakland, in Oakland (x8)

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