Stuck in the sewer beneath all the maggots 
i ain't foolin' i've been pursuing god damn it man i almost 
had it a way to get out of these dirty old ruins 
 
I'm checkin' out i'm never comin' back again 
i'm checkin' out I'm listed M.I.A.  
 
god damn it man i almost had 
it threw me out the door and called me a faggot 
i ain't done i've only yet begun 
West Oakland is the place where i'm comin' from  
 
god damn it 
man i almost had it 
well i did it again yeah i do it outta habit 
well i'm numb it ain't no fun i'm less than zero 
when you add up the sum 
 
I'm checkin' out yeah 
it ain't no doubt yeah 
a courtship built from anger is what it amounts 
i almost had it I came so close 
man i almost had it i almost had it