chorus:
throw yall L's up for lakeland (2x's)
and niggaz thats hating
its swans & gardens
swans & gardens
swans & gardens
swan & gardens
when i ride through my city (2x's)
and i stare at the buildings
through the window pasts its beauty
is a lot of lost children

verse1:
yo dont be fooled everything is not like it seems
yes my city is so beautiful and its real clean
lake mirror is amazing hollis gardens a dream
but past glitz and glamour awaits mystic steam
dark alleys with a couple dark lakes on the side
a few misunderstandings and dead bodies to hide
a lot of grown teenagers wont swallow they pride
a lot of poverty living in double trailers wide
lakeland born and raised so my county is polk
i dont witnessed it all from niggaz fighting to dope
only help is cross necklaces prayer from a pope
watch ya back it night walkers posted corners to choke

chorus:
throw yall L's up for lakeland (2x's)
and niggaz thats hating
its swans & gardens
swans & gardens
swans & gardens
swan & gardens
when i ride through my city (2x's)
and i stare at the buildings
through the window pasts its beauty
is a lot of lost children

verse2:
and i think i love this city despite all the bad
all the low income livers trying to make it just sad
mexicans unite blacks divide it make you mad
mama always told me go get from when i was a lad
we got traps on every block yo the drugs are shifted
cops call it a disaster thugs call it gifted
like a mini new york please dont be delayed by appearance
a couple thieves to snatch yo display of the rack clearance

chorus:
throw yall L's up for lakeland (2x's)
and niggaz thats hating
its swans & gardens
swans & gardens
swans & gardens
swan & gardens
when i ride through my city (2x's)
and i stare at the buildings
through the window pasts its beauty
is a lot of lost children