Cheech Marin, I was Born in East L.A.

Took a walk to the corner store Just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of s`mores Up pulled a guy in a yellow van Shiny gold badge flashing in his hand

He said, alright all you mojados down here I want you all to hit the floor I got one thing to ask you and nothing more So answer in English, if you can Where were ya born, man

Next thing I know, I’m in a foreign land, People talkin so fast, I couldn`t understand There was nobody there to lend a helping hand I was cold, it was dark where is a burger stand

I crawled under barbed wire, swam across a stream Rode in six different trucks packed like a sardine Walked all day in the burning sun Now I know what it`s like to be born to run

Up ahead was the promised land Shining like a star just beyond my hand

Yes, I was back in East LA