God Damnit man I almost had it  
Stuck in the sewer beneath all the maggots 
I ain't foolin' I've been pursuing 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 they callin' me a faggot 
i ain't done i've only yet begun 
West Oakland is the place where i'm comin' from  
 
I'm checkin out, I'm never coming back again 
I'm checkin out, I'm listed M.I.A. 
 
oh yeaah 
oh yeaah 
 
God damnit 
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 almost had it 
I came so close 
man i almost had it 
 
I'm checkin out, I'm never coming back again 
I'm checkin out, I'm listed M.I.A.