Trailer Ras
Long Beach Dub All Stars Lyrics

How many of you people are white trash?
The singer is asking the audience if they are a part of the white trash community.

Way back in junior high I could of swore my name was white boy
The singer recalls a time in his junior high when he felt like the only white kid in his school.

(What's up white boy?)
Someone in the singer's school greeted him with the words 'What's up white boy?'

There was all types of ill shit going down
There were many negative things happening in the singer's school community.

Between gangsters, thugs and cholos
There were many different types of people who were involved in the negative activities.

Heshians, Asians or insane usos
The singer is listing more examples of the types of people in his school community.

Well I've got friends black white yellow red and brown
The singer's group of friends is diverse and includes people of different races and ethnicities.

We would sit there by the river
The singer and his friends would spend time together by a river.

And listen to the freeway
They would listen to the cars passing by on the freeway.

Just sit and smoke and drink with all my crew (ohh)
They would hang out and smoke and drink together with their group of friends.

Well now when I look back
The singer is reflecting on his past experiences.

Over blue skies and smoke stacks
The singer is referring to the scenery in his area.

It makes me laugh to think I've made it through
The singer is amused that he has survived his past experiences.

And I hear the birds sing
The singer is enjoying the sounds of nature.

When the sun brings out the morning
The singer is describing a peaceful morning with the sun shining.

And there's everything or nothing I can do
The singer feels like he has both choices and limitations in his life.

When I break into my stash
The singer is talking about a hidden stash of something.

I remember trailer ras
The singer remembers a person named Trailer Ras.

And there's everything or nothing I can do
The singer still feels like he has both choices and limitations in his life.

We would sit there by the river
The singer is remembering spending time with his friends by the river.

And listen to the freeway
They would listen to the cars passing by on the freeway.

And do the things you're not supposed to do
The singer and his friends would engage in activities that were considered inappropriate.

How to the jump the fence was the first thing I learned in high school
The singer learned how to jump a fence in high school.

And I knew this girl that lived just down the street
The singer knew a girl who lived close to him.

On the phone the whole day scoring
The girl the singer knew would spend all day on the phone trying to get drugs.

And when hickeys got boring
The singer is referring to the girl getting bored with giving and receiving hickeys.

The neighborhood was filled with pounds of tweak
The neighborhood was full of the drug methamphetamine.

We would sit in the recliner and listen to the TV
The singer and his friends would sit together and watch TV.

And do the things you're not supposed to do
The singer and his friends would engage in activities that were considered inappropriate.

Well now when I look back or I see teenagers mack
The singer thinks back on his past experiences and sees that teenagers today are not much different.

Well I think about those days I spent with you
The singer thinks about the times he spent with his friends.

And I hear the birds sing
The singer is enjoying the sounds of nature.

When the sun brings out the morning
The singer is describing a peaceful morning with the sun shining.

And there's everything or nothing I can do
The singer still feels like he has both choices and limitations in his life.

When I break into my stash
The singer is talking about a hidden stash of something.

I remember trailer ras
The singer remembers a person named Trailer Ras.

And there's everything for me to do
The singer feels like there are many choices and opportunities for him in life.