[Intro]:
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[Verse 1]:
I was the third brother of five
Doing whatever I had to do to survive
I'm not saying what i did was alright
Tryna break out of the ghetto is a day to day fight
Been down so long, getting up didn't cross my mind,
I knew there was a better way of life that I was just trying to find.
You don't know what you'll do until you're put under pressure,
Across 110th Street is a hell of a tester.
[Chorus]:
Across 110th Street
Pimps tryna catch a woman that's weak
Across 110th Street
Pushers won't let the junkie go free
Across 110th Street
Woman trying to catch a trick on the street
Across 110th Street
You can find it all in the street
[Bridge]:
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I got one more thing I'd like to talk to y'all about right now -
[Verse 2]:
Hey brother, there's a better way out
Snorting that coke, shooting that dope man you're copping out
Take my advice, it's either live or die
You've got to be strong, if you wanna survive
The family on the other side of town
Would catch hell without a ghetto around
In every city you'll find the same thing going down
Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town
Help me sing it
[Chorus]:
Across 110th Street
Pimps tryna catch a woman that's weak
Across 110th Street
Pushers won't let the junkie go free
Across 110th Street
Woman trying to catch a trick on the street
Across 110th Street
You can find it all... in the street (yes you can)
[Outro]:
Oh, look around you, look around you, look around you
Look around you, huh yeah
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