Back to Jan Hammer

Lyrics

It was raised in the sunshine city
In the middle of sex, drugs, girls that's pretty
Guess I made a left down the right down route
If I made a right they couldn't have pulled me out
As I take a look down the projects blocks
See they filled with pain and I'ma block that out
Cause I got a job to protect and serve
And I'm gon do it, homie, that's my word

But I'm your badge but I'm your gun
And all my niggas told me that I was on one
I guess it was something in my heart that told me
Cause when I was young I used to hate the police
But this is my calling that's my take
I never would've thought end up as Jake
But I'm do my best just to keep my brain
Cause in this city homies it's hard to stay sane

As I walk the line
The city is mine
Just don't cross the line
The city is mine
As I walk the line
The city is mine
Just don't cross the line

Welcome to Miami where the killers dwell
And I specialize in putting them in a jail cell
I give a holler to my sisters on welfare
Please don't hate me for the badge I ware
Please don't hate me cause your man ain't there
I tried to warn him, he ain't care
It's a dirty job and somebody gotta do it
Got to make sure your kids safe at school

But I'm your badge but I'm your gun
I got a bad attitude so you better run
I'm about to clean the streets
And I sweep'em if I have to
You got guns, we got guns too
And I bet we got mo' guns than you
A message from Miami's finest don't sleep
If we catch yo ass on the creep
We gon' take the dope, the money and leave a case you can't beat
C'mon!

As I walk the line
The city is mine
Just don't cross the line
The city is mine
As I walk the line
The city is mine
Just don't cross the line

The city is mine
(Don't you try, the city is mine)

As I walk the line
The city is mine
Just don't cross the line
The city is mine

Lyrics provided by lrclib

Jan Hammer

About Jan Hammer

🇨🇿Czech Republic·electronic, soundtrack
Jan Hammer (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈɦamɛr]) (born 17 April 1948) is a Czech-American musician, composer, and record producer. He rose to prominence while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra during the early 1970s, as well as with his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the 1980s television program Miami Vice. He has continued to work as both a musical performer and producer. Hammer has collaborated with some of the era's m...
View full artist profile

Listen & Buy

Amazon Music
Buy