Across 110th Street

I was the third brother of five

Doing whatever I had to do to survive

I'm not saying what I did was alright

Trying to break out of the ghetto was 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 trying to find

You don't know what you're doing

Until you're put under pressure

Across 110th Street is a hell of a test

Across 110th Street

Pigs trying to catch a woman that's weak

Across 110th Street

For just one lip the junkie goes free

Across 110th Street

Woman trying to get your trick on the street

Across 110th Street

You can find it all in the street

I got one more thing I'd like to talk to y'all about right now

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 want to survive

The family on the other side of town

Won't catch hell without a ghetto around

In every city you find the same things going down

Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town

Across 110th Street

Pigs trying to catch a woman that's weak

Across 110th Street

For just one lip the junkie goes free

Across 110th Street

Woman trying to get your trick on the street

Across 110th Street

You can find it all in the street

Yes you can, yes you can

Just take a look around

Take a look around you, baby