Homecoming -- Kanye West

I'm coming home again. Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then Cause I'm coming home again
Coming home again.

I met this girl when I was three years old And what I loved most she had so much soul She said, excuse me little homie, I know you don't know me- but, My name is Wendy and, I like to blow trees and,
From that point I never blow her off, Niggas come from outta town I like to show her off, They like to act tough, she like to tell em off,
And make em straighten up there act, cause she know they soft
And when I grew up she showed me how to go downtown
And at nighttime my face lit up so astounding And I told her in my heart is where she always be She never mess with entertainers cause they always leave She said it felt like they walked and drove on me
Knew I was gang affiliated got on TV and told on me
I guess it's why last winter she got so cold on me She said, Ye keep making that, keep making that platinum and gold for me

(**) Do you think about me now and then Do you think about me
now and then? Cause I'm coming home again Coming home again
Do you think about me now and then Do you think about me now and then? Oh, now I'm coming home again  Maybe we can start again

But if you really care for her, then you wouldn't n-never hit the airport,
To follow your dream, sometimes I still talk to her, but when I talk to her It always seems like she talking 'bout me, She said you left your kids and they just like you They wanna rap and make soul beats just like you, But they just not you and I just got through Talking bout what niggas trying to do, just not new Now everybody got the game figured out all wrong I guess you never know what you got till its gone
I guess this is why I'm here and I cant come back home
And guess when I heard that when I was back home Every interview I'm representing you making you proud Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on a cloud Jump in the crowd, spark your lighters, wave em around, And if you don't know by now, I'm talking about Chi Town,

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The song serves as a tribute to West's hometown of Chicago using an extended metaphor that describes the city as a young girl named Wendy. Its opening lines lyrically reference "I Used to Love H.E.R.," a similarly metaphoric hip hop song made by West's close friend, labelmate, and fellow Chicagoan Common, who appears in the song's music video.   (wikipedia)