Track 6 of the album Long Distance Hype · 2026
Miss My Mama's Rice, Long Way Home
“New town, fancy takeout boxes, and all I want is my mama's rice. The most honest verse I've ever written.”
hip hop · wistful hip hop · homesick rap · 3:25
Lyrics
New town, new job, new key on my chain Fancy takeout boxes but my stomach feels the pain Miss my mama's rice in the big steel pot Steam on the ceiling, the whole house hot Phone on the dashboard, her face on the screen Asking if I'm eating, if I'm staying clean Told her I'm doing fine but the silence got loud Homesick in the traffic, lost in the crowd Long way home, long way home Never feel too far when she picks up the phone Take me home, take me home Mama's kitchen, Mama's tone Rice on the stove and the whole block sings Home is the taste of the simplest things Take me home, take me home I carry you wherever I roam Found a corner market with the same brand of spice Cooked a little pot, tasted close, not quite Burned the bottom first, scraped it, tried again Third time stirring, felt her through the pen Roommate came in, said that smells like a hug Gave him half a plate on a chipped coffee mug He said it's like your mama's, I said nah, but near Turns out home can follow you to here Long way home, long way home Never feel too far when she picks up the phone Take me home, take me home Mama's kitchen, Mama's tone Rice on the stove and the whole block sings Home is the taste of the simplest things Take me home, take me home I carry you wherever I roam Holiday's coming, got a ticket in my hand Gonna walk through the door like a kid in the band She'll cry, I'll laugh, we'll eat till the stars come out That's the only reason I was ever in doubt Pots and pans, pots and pans Carry the love in my two hands Wherever I go, wherever I stay Mama's recipe lights the way Take me home, take me home Mama's kitchen, Mama's tone Rice on the stove and the whole block sings Home is the taste of the simplest things Take me home, take me home I carry you wherever I roam Take me home Mama's rice, long way home