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I was the third brother of five, |
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Doing whatever I had to do to survive. |
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I'm not saying what I did was alright, |
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Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day to day fight. |
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Been down so long, getting up didn't cross my mind, |
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I knew there was a better way of life that I was just trying to find. |
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You don't know what you'll do until you're put under pressure, |
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Across 110th Street is a hell of a tester. |
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Across 110th Street, |
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Pimps trying to catch a woman that's weak |
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Across 110th Street, |
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Pushers won't let the junkie go free. |
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Across 110th Street, |
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Woman trying to catch a trick on the street. |
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Across 110th Street, |
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You can find it all in the street. |
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I got one more thing I'd like to y'all about right now. |
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Hey brother, there's a better way out. |
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Snorting that coke, shooting that dope man you're copping out. |
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Take my advice, it's either live or die. |
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You've got to be strong, if you want to survive. |
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The family on the other side of town, |
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Would catch hell without a ghetto around. |
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In every city you find the same thing going down, |
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Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town. |
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Across 110th Street, |
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Pimps trying to catch a woman that's weak |
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Across 110th Street, |
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Pushers won't let the junkie go free. |
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Across 110th Street, |
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A woman trying to catch a trick on the street, ouh baby |
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Across 110th Street, |
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You can find it all in the street. |
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Yes he can, oh |
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Look around you, just look around you, |
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Look around you, look around you, uh yeah. |
