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New York, can take your life |
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"big apple" makes you pay the price |
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In New York, yeah, yeah, |
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Walk down the avenue |
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Might as well be on the moon |
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In New York, yeah, yeah |
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Oh, look out! |
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There's trouble in the dark |
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Look out! |
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The trail of the shark |
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In New York, yeah, yeah |
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Oh, look out! |
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They know all the tricks |
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Look out! |
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Better make it quick |
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You hear them laughing right behind you: |
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha |
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Harlem desire! |
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Let our childrun play with toys |
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'n no more guns for little boys |
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This is my harlem desire! |
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Just one night of peaceful sleep |
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And no more fighting in the streets, yeah |
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Ha ha ha ha Harlem! |
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In: ha ha ha ha Harlem! |
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In: ha ha ha ha Harlem! |
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In: ha ha ha ha Harlem! |
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Candy's kinda neat |
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But "sugar-hill" is bitter sweet |
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In New York, yeah, yeah |
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So you cry out, 'n never leave |
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'cause Harlem road's a oneway-street |
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In New York, yeah, yeah |