(
Bobby Womack & J. J. Johnson)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 dayfight.
Been down so long, getting up didn't cross my mind,I knew there was a better way of life that I was justtrying to find.
You don't know what you'll do until you're put underpressure, Across11
0th Street is a hell of a tester.
Across 11
0th Street,
Pimps trying to catch a woman that's weak
Across 11
0th Street,
Pushers won't let the junkie go free.
Across 11
0th Street,
Woman trying to catch a trick on the street.
Across 11
0th 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'recopping 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 11
0th Street,
Pimps trying to catch a woman that's weak
Across 11
0th Street,
Pushers won't let the junkie go free.
Across 11
0th Street,A woman trying to catch a trick on the street.
Across 11
0th Street,
You can find it all in the street.
Look around you, look around you,
Look around you, look around you.
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