Track Insight / Lyrics
I done lived down South, I done been around
Seen a whole lotta places, ain’t found my town
Thought the food might hit, thought the love might too
But ain’t nobody doing Detroit like we do
They got a whole lot to say ‘bout a place they ain’t seen
Judging everybody by a television screen
I know we got problems, what city don’t?
But don’t tell me what Detroit is when I know what it won’t
[Pre-
I had to leave to understand
What I was holding in my hands
You might not see it living there
But trust me, ain’t no place compares
Detroit ain’t what they say it is
Detroit’s what we make it
Got a whole lot more than they give us credit for
And ain’t nobody taking that away
Three-one-three, that’s home to me
Everywhere I go, it’s part of me
Let ‘em talk, they don’t know
You gotta live it to know
Detroit ain’t what they say it is
Detroit’s what we make it
Belle Isle breeze, summertime on the water
Eastern Market, everybody know somebody
Coney Island, chili dripping down the side
Try to find that flavor anywhere outside
We got art on the walls, got soul in the streets
Got a whole generation making brand-new beats
Ford Field rocking, hear them Detroit Lions roar!
Neighborhood parks, downtown coming alive
People building something, got that fire in their eyes
You see an empty building, I see what could be
You see a city struggling, I see a legacy
We ain’t gotta hide the things that need repair
That’s our home, and we still care
Detroit ain’t what they say it is
Detroit’s what we make it
Got a whole lot more than they give us credit for
And ain’t nobody taking that away
Three-one-three, that’s home to me
Everywhere I go, it’s part of me
Let ‘em talk, they don’t know
You gotta live it to know
Detroit ain’t what they say it is
Detroit’s what we make it
They came from the South with a suitcase and a dream
Looking for a life they hadn’t ever seen
Found work, built homes, put their children through school
Made a way with what they had, that’s what Detroit people do
And if you never left, let me tell you what I learned
Some things ain’t replaceable, no matter what you earn
Don’t let somebody else’s picture tell you what you’re worth
You got history underneath your feet and greatness in your dirt
Detroit ain’t what they say it is
Detroit’s what we make it
From the east side to the west side
We got something worth saving
Three-one-three, that’s home to me
Ain’t another place I’d rather claim
No matter what soil my feet touch
Detroit runs through my veins
They can say what they want
I know where I’m from
Detroit ain’t what they say it is
It’s what we make it.
