I was the third brother of five Doing whatever I had to do to survive Im not saying what I did was all right Trying to break out of the ghetto was a daytoday fight Been down so long, getting up didnt cross my mind But I knew there was a better way of life that I was just trying to find You dont know what youll do until youre put under pressure Across 110th Street is a hell of a tester Across 110th Street Pimps trying to catch a woman thats weak Across 110th Street Pushers wont let the junkie go free Across 110th Street Woman trying to catch a trick on the street, ooh, baby Across 110th Street You can find it all in the street I got one more thing Id like to talk to yall about right now Hey, brother, theres a better way out Snorting that coke, shooting that dope, man, youre copping out Take my advice, its either live or die You got to be strong if you want to survive The family on the upper side of town Would catch hell without a ghetto around In every city youll find the same thing going down Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town Help me sing it Across 110th Street Pimps trying to catch a woman thats weak Across 110th Street Pushers wont let the junkie go free Oh, across 110th Street A woman trying to catch a trick on the street, ooh, baby Across 110th Street You can find it all In the street Yes, you can Oh, look around you, look around you Look around you, look around you Yeah Yeah
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