Nights In Harlem (Remix)

In the Big Apple, scars embedded like tattoos

Ghetto love, protection from what's coming at you

Keeping our heads up, maintaining self-esteem

And reminiscing on the Harlem night scene

We used to party all night

We used to hang out all night like it was alright

Hoping we all might make it through

Doing what it takes to do to keep it true

I like to reminisce about the night we kissed

It was somewhere in Harlem

The nights were hot and bright

You could treat your honey right

'Cause Sylvia's would burn all night

Remember the times we struggled and still held on

Remember the nights in Harlem

Remember the times when we would dance all night long

Remember the nights in Harlem

Ooh, big sister had a group

And they'd sit out on the stoop

And Lordy, could they harmonize

My cousin Joe could blow just like the radio

And he used to drive them B-girls wild

Remember the times we struggled and still held on

Remember the nights in Harlem

Remember the times when we would dance all night long

Remember the nights in Harlem

Remember the times we struggled and still held on

Remember the nights in Harlem

Remember the times when we would dance all night long

Remember the nights in Harlem

Ayo, the blocks are hot, Uptown, you know the spots

Nightlife, where this player's game is quite tight

125, Where my name's inscribed

Sparking trees, avoidin' felonies, keeping it live

Headed for the riches, straight to stardom

Can't forget the struggle though, Brooklyn to Harlem

Dapper Dans, shows at the Apollo

Harlem days, summertime, as mama I'm your follow

And through the pain we held on

With more to obtain, more to gain and can't dwell on

Bad vibes and sad lives we encountered

Take care of self and family, that's what it amounts to

Inhale, so you can feel this realness

The New York sound, down with more cast and feel it