Carne Cruda: Music

Oakland's Tight

(Carne Cruda)

2007-03-01

Sneak Preview! As of yet unreleased, unmastered, roughly mixed, but so you can get a taste of what we're working on.

Lyrics

Oakland's Tight

I was born in San Francisco
At the hospital on Potrero
I know San Pancho's a great city,
Cosmopolitan and pretty

But there's a place right across the bay
And today that's where I stay at
No it ain't Berkley it ain't Freemont
Alameda or Piedmont

I got to tell you all about it 'cause it feels alright

Oakland's Tight
We've got a lake you can walk around
We've got Jack London Square and Chinatown
Where you can get Dim Sum 'till late at night
Oakland's Tight
With Vietnamese food you can't beet
All up and down E. 14th St
And you can talk bad about it but it'd be despite the fact that
Oakland's Tight
(Hella TIght)

Well I've traveled all across the nation
Across the oceans and creation
But the place that I understand
Is coming back home to Oakland

Every single place I go
When the people want to know
About the place that I come from
I grab my guitar and I start to strum

I've got to sing 'em all about it 'cause it feels alright

Oakland's Tight
Home to the Raiders and a bustling port
Tower of Power, MC Hammer, and Too Short
500,000 people must be right in saying
Oakland's Tight
And if you don't know the whole story
We've even got an observatory
Where you can look up at the stars at night and sing
Oakland's Tight
(Hella Tight)

Oakland's Hella Tight
You know I'm right so don't even try to fight it

Life is so sweet
Down at the swap meet

Come on down and I'll show you around
We can hang out downtown

Oakland's hella tight I swear it
Let's go chill around Lake Merrit

Come and enjoy some of our beautiful days
Did I mention that we've got the A's?

Los Mexicanos y Salvadoreños
Del Fruitvale son los dueños

I know what will convince you to stay
Some pizza and beer down at the Parkway

Oakland's here for you
And by the way we've got a zoo