Woo

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 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

Across 110th street

Pimps trying to 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

I got one more

Thing I'd like 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

Would catch hell

Without a ghetto around

In every city you find

The same thing going down

Harlem is the capital of

Every ghetto town

Across 110th street

Pimps trying to catch

A woman that's weak

Across 110th street

Pushers won't let the

Junkie go free

Across 110th street

A woman trying to

Catch a trick on the street

Ouh baby

Across 110th street

You can find it all in the street

Yes he can

Yes he can

Just take look around

Take look around you baby yeah