Machine Gun Kelly - Cleveland State of Mind Lyrics

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"Cleveland State of Mind" by Machine Gun Kelly is a tribute to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. In the song, MGK expresses pride in his roots, highlighting the city's struggles, resilience, and unique culture. Using the beat from "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, he adapts the theme to reflect the challenges and triumphs of life in Cleveland.

Song lyrics

[Machine Gun Kelly:]

Let me take it back to Cleveland, where I love the peeps, yeah

Grind all night, sleep once in a leap year

Never had a beach chair, city of the hard knocks

Let one of us make it out the city, bet we all rock

Coming out the East Side, where they do not play much

Clouds always loomin, we don't see the suns rays much

Still I got the paper, gotta make sure the lights on

Its the mistake on the lake to you, but this is my home

Tatted it on my arm, bet I represent that

Homie I'm from Cleveland, I will tell the President that

Hardest year, we been there. Made some of the greats here

Midwests best, this is MGKs year

Shouts out to St. Claire, Uptown, yes yall

Heading to the Flats, get it poppin off with Steph Floss

O state monster, this the home of King James

We are not the Empire, but this is where the kings play


[Ashley Simpson:]

In Cleveland, though we rep our city

Who likes separating the grime from the gritty

Where's Slick Fitty? Well cause trouble in any city that we live in

When you're from Cleveland

Survivals a must on these streets, we hustle and don't sleep

Out here in Cleveland, Cleveland, Cleveland


[Bravo:]

Oh, Oh, OK, OK, now here we go, welcome to the Cleveland Show

But this ain't no cartoon, reality is all we know

Youre tuning into Bravo, yeah you hear me everywhere

But theres only one of me, let me make that very clear

Yeah I'm from that Terminal, you can see the lake from here

Faith in my teams, we keep gettin closer every year

But we got the King though, so hopefully we overcome

Yes I have a dream, and I no I ain't the only one

Art Modell tried to steal my heart, but we brought it back

Thanks to Cleveland Clinic, now they call them kids the cardiac

Rock Hall, Science Center, Tower City, all of that

Warehouse District, Euclid Corridor, and all the Flats

You know that I'm a Tribes fan, and I love Slymans

Crocker Parks a perfect place for me to spend some time in

Baby this is Cleveland, it is so much more to us

You can even go to Severance Hall to see an orchestra


[Ashley Simpson:]

In Cleveland, though we rep our city

Who likes separating the grime from the gritty

Where's Slick Fitty? Well cause trouble in any city that we live in

When you're from Cleveland

Survivals a must on these streets, we hustle and don't sleep

Out here in Cleveland, Cleveland, Cleveland


[Machine Gun Kelly:]

Long nights, cold winters, it ain't nothin pretty

So much hate up in this itty-bitty city

If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere

Put your hands up in the air, everybody say Yeah! Yeah! Yeahhh!


[Ashley Simpson:]

In Cleveland, though we rep our city

Who likes separating the grime from the gritty

Where's Slick Fitty? Well cause trouble in any city that we live in

When you're from Cleveland

Survivals a must on these streets, we hustle and don't sleep

Out here in Cleveland, Cleveland, Cleveland

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