I was born and raised in the ghetto
   Talk with me and you'll know
   I wasn't satisfied, with living on the side
   I started looking around, for a possibility
   Listen to my story, of what became of me
  
   I met a businessman
   Who said he had some friends back east
   So why don't you come along
   Well we can help you at least
   We'll make you into a big star
   By playing your guitar
   But the joke was on me
   They left me flat to see
  
   Going back west
   Yes I know I'll make out alright
   Going back west
   Where my music's playing all night
   Going back west (going back west)
   I think I'll do alright
  
   Going back west
   Yes I know I'll make out alright
   Going back west
   Where my music's playing all night
   Going back west (going back west)
   I think I'll do alright
  
   tSruggling for recognition, identity and respect
   I got a lot of promises
   They told me not to fret
   So we will stand by you
   If the going gets rough
   But when I started thinking
   They didn't even bluff
  
   'bout a year has come and gone
   And left me standing here
   Thinking how it could have been
   For still I ain't nowhere
   They surely took me for a ride
   Trampled on my pride
   But I hold my head up high
   Got no more tears to cry
  
   Going back west
   Yes I know I'll make out alright
   Going back west
   Where my music's playing all night
   Going back west (going back west)
   I think I'll do alright
  
   Going back west
   Yes I know I'll make out alright
   Going back west
   Where my music's playing all night
   Going back west (going back west)
   I think I'll do alright
  
   Going back west
   Yes I know I'll make out alright
   Going back west
   Where my music's playing all night