Papatoetoe - CACO

Where do I begin?

Was still a baby when I moved in

Played with the neighbor’s kids

Made my first friends

I thought life was amazing

Even though living conditions weren’t

We weren’t even rich enough

To buy some conditioner

But listen sir

I still made the most of my time there

That’s probably why I’m weird

And a bit of a nightmare

I mean hey, hold up

At least I wasn’t sheltered

'Cause who the fuck wants to be

On top of the bell curve?

'Cause here in Pap

We ain’t the normal-est folks

We crack the poorest of jokes

Then still keep roarin' for mo' (Yo)

So take a chance, come down

Reminisce in the dark

Grab a Cody’s and we’ll head down

To Kimpton Park (let's go)

Papatoetoe, yeah, that’s where my home be

Papatoetoe, yeah, I ain’t never gon' leave (x2)

Back it up a little

What was I doing at 12 years old?

Tryin' to ride my bicycle down the street

With no help involved

Scraped knees on the hot asphalt

Cried like a baby

Damn it was a hot ass fall

But yo

Give me a break

I was tryin' my hardest

Tryin' harder than tryin' to be

An aspirin' artist

And all the neighborhood popped up

They were tryin' to help

Said I won’t get nowhere if I did this all by myself

My mate’s Dad came and gave me a shove on my bike

That’s when Papatoetoe became the love of my life

Such a sense of community

Such a sense of this unity

Everyone’s always so welcoming

It’s never just you and me

I’m pursuing

These dreams of mine

With a peace of mind

I’m gettin' the support

That I need to thrive

They’ll even back you

If you got a weaker spine

Pap is the one thing

I can never leave behind (come on)

Papatoetoe, yeah, that’s where my home be

Papatoetoe, yeah, I ain’t never gon' leave (x2)