Where We Come From
Popcaan Lyrics

Yo, Jah know dawg
Addressing someone, acknowledging that God knows everything.

Yo, more time me 'member some ting
Sometimes I think about memories from the past.

Me haffi laugh dawg
I have to laugh because the past is funny.

Yo, Anju Blaxx
Addressing Anju Blaxx.

Yo, Dre Skull
Addressing Dre Skull.

Me a show unnuh ah ting
I'm going to tell you something.

Ah so me grow, you zeeit? Ay
That's how I grew up, you know what I mean?

Real thugs never forget the dump land
True tough guys never forget where they come from.

Or where me come from, yeah
Or where I come from.

Real thugs never worry 'bout pagan
Real tough guys don't worry about enemies.

Cah we destiny done plan
Because our fate is predetermined.

Some say we nah go live long
Some people say we won't live long.

Di other say a Judgement road me live 'pon
Others say I'm living on the path to judgment day.

Ah next set say me sell my soul to Satan
Another group thinks I sold my soul to the devil.

Jah bless me fi shame badmind with hit song
God blesses me to make music to silence the haters.

Anju Blaxx, me ah go tell you 'bout Happy Grove
Anju Blaxx, I'm going to tell you about Happy Grove.

You coulda call it Poppy Grove
It could also be called Poppy Grove.

Mi life never easy, me don't trod a happy road
My life has never been easy, I didn't take an easy path.

Badness me use lock di road
I used to be violent.

Me always dream big say me a go lock the globe
I always dreamed big that I would make it big.

And MTV bring the episode
And MTV aired my episode.

Shotty Mark dead ah grade nine and that was a heavy load
Shotty Mark died in 9th grade and it was hard to handle.

Princi kick we out fi go touch di road, Dre Skull
The principal kicked us out to fend for ourselves, Dre Skull.

Now me drop out Seaforth
I dropped out of school in Seaforth.

Every Thursday me deh ah station a report
Every Thursday, I had to report to the station.

Thirteen year old juvenile haffi pree court
Thirteen-year-old juveniles face court.

Every school gyal a gimme deep throat, Dumphries
In Dumphries, every schoolgirl gave me a blowjob.

When me touch a Portmore, Pop Skull links go up more
When I arrived in Portmore, Pop Skull's connections increased.

From three west to five east, lock the place and we done sure
From 3 West to 5 East, we took over and succeeded.

Help out me family when me well poor
I helped my family when I was very poor.

R.I.P. Scumpy, a you did say Popcaan
Rest in peace, Scumpy, you used to call me Popcaan.

And if a boy diss we clap 'Caan
If anyone disrespects us we will take action.

It hurt me heart how Bamma Terro life gone
It hurt my heart that Bamma Terro's life was lost.

The pain hot like the sting from a python
The pain is hot like a python's sting.

Ah so it go still, 'member life goes on
That's how it is, remember that life goes on.

And I am the chosen
I was chosen.

Regular me haffi have mi brudda shoes and clothes on
Normally, I have to wear my brother's shoes and clothes.

So me take the road on
So I hit the road.

2008, make the link with the World Boss
In 2008, I linked up with the World Boss.

Start travel di world first class
I started traveling around the world by first class.

Badmind can't believe how we shell down the world fast
Haters couldn't believe how quickly we took over the world.

A look 'pon the rims when the whip pass
It's impressive to look at the rims when the car passes by.

Puff me spliff in the dream car
I smoked weed in the dream car.

Music make the dream last
Music makes the dream last longer.

Stay true to me thugs, me no waan' see no new one
Stay loyal to me, my friends. I don't want to see any new ones.

Never sell out ask Grizzle and Buzzman
I never sold out, you can ask Grizzle and Buzzman.

From St. Thomas to Portmore
From St. Thomas to Portmore.

St. Catherine, Spanish Town ('traight)
St. Catherine, Spanish Town, straight.

No new friend, no new face
There are no new friends, no new faces.