Such a pleasure to come home
   Cuz I...I have a very special love for this city
  
   Well all right, well okay (x3)
   Well all right(x3)
  
   I wanted to make a song about where I'm from
   You know? Big up my home town, my territory, my state
   But, I couldn't figure out much to brag about
   Prince lives here, we got 10,000 lakes
   But wait, the women are beautiful, to me they are
   And we're not infested with pretentious movie stars
   And it hit me, Minnesota is dope
   If only simply for not what we have but what we don't
   It's all fair, it ain't out there, it's in there
   It's in the mirror, behind the breast under the hair
   Follow the dream doesn't mean leave the love
   Roam if you must, but come home when you've seen enough
   I love New York and Cali, but I ain't movin'
   Too overpopulated saturated with humans
   And I'm not big on rappers, actors, or models
   If I had to dip, I'd probably skip to Chicago
   None of this is to diss no one, nowhere
   Like damn, I'm from Minnesota, land of the cold air
   Too many mosquitoes and our fair share of egos
   But like my man Sabe says, that's where my mommy stays
  
   Chorus:
   So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell em where you live
   Say shhh, say shhh
   And if you know this is where you wanna raise your kids
   Say shhh, say shhh
   If you're from the Midwest and it doesn't matter where
   Say shhh, say shhh
   If you can drink tap water and breathe the air
   Say shhh, say shhh
  
   Got trees and vegetation in the city I stay
   The rent's in the mail and I can always find a parking space
   The women outnumber the men two to one
   Got parks and zoos and things to do with my son
   The nightlife ain't all that, but that's okay
   I don't need to be distracted by the devil every day
   And the jobs ain't really too hard to find
   In fact, you could have mine if you knew how to rhyme
   This is for everyone around the planet
   That wishes they were from somewhere other than where they standin'
   Don't take it for granted, instead take a look around
   Quit complaining and build something on that ground
   Plant something on that ground, dance and sleep on that ground
   Get on your hands and knees and watch the ants walk around
   that ground Make a family, make magic, make a mess
   Take the stress, feel your motivation and build your nest
   It sucks that you think where I'm from is wack
   But as long as that's enough to keep your ass from coming back
   And with a smile and a hint of sarcasm, he said
   “I beg your pardon but this is my secret garden”
  
   All right
   (In the land of ice and snow)
   Well okay
   (In the land of ice and snow)
   Well all right
   (In the land of ice and snow)
   Well okay
   (Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis)
  
   Repeat Chorus
  
   If the playground is clear of stems and syringes
   Say shhh, say shhh
   If there's only one store in your town that sells 12-inches
   Say shhh, say shhh
   If no one in your crew walks around with a gun
   Say shhh, say shhh
   And if you ain't gonna leave cause this is where you're from
   Say shhh, say shhh
  
   Well alright, well okay (repeated in background)
   St. Cloud, Minnesota
   Mankato, Minnesota
   Duluth, Minnesnowta
   Kansas City
   St Louis, Missouri
   Columbia, Missouri
   Oshkosh, Wisconsin
   Madison
   Milwaukee
   Cincinnati, Ohio
   Columbus, Ohio
   Boulder, Colorado
   Lawrence, Kansas
   Tulsa, Oklahoma
   Sioux Falls, South Dakota
   Ann Arbor, Michigan
   Indianapolis
   Say shhh..
   Minneapolis (repeat to fade)