Where the neon sleeps
The streets show the pity
And the nights run deep
And every shadow seems to hold a hidden story
And every heart, oh, is a refugee
And the old ones hope
And the lost ones scream
The hustlers float
And the young ones dream
In the city
Livin' in the soul of the city
And the streets cry freedom
Do you stand or retreat
As you stare by the neon gods above
While you bask in the heat
And the streets cry freedom
As the blood runs cold
As you stare into the eyes of the walking ghosts
Who've lost their souls
In the summer's heat I'm weary
In the soul of the city
Potential's burning bright
In the Harlem halls
Have you ever lived looking down a shotgun barrel
When they said hey boy, this ain't your home
There ain't no cure for the bleeding heart
'Cause when you fall
There's no second start in the city
There'll always be the soul of the city
And the streets cry freedom
As it burns in the heat
As you stare by the neon gods above
While you bask in the heat
And the streets cry freedom
As the blood runs cold
You stare into the eyes of the walking ghosts
Who've lost their souls
(Solo)
There is no reason
For livin' in sin
I don't believe when they say hey boy, you better give in
You know I'll fight for what I know
Till the day that I die
'Cause I'm better off dead
Then buried along with my pride
And the streets cry freedom
Till the day that I die, yeah
Till the day that I die
And the streets cry freedom
Till the day that I die, yeah
Till the day that I die, yeah
Till the day that I die
Till the day that I die, die, die, die, die, oh
Streets cry freedom
Potential's burning bright
Ohhh, oh
Till the day that I die
Till the day that I die
Till the day that I die
Till the day that I die
In the coldness of the city Where the neon sleeps The streets show the pity And the nights run deep And every shadow seems to hold a hidden story And every heart, oh, is a refugee And the old ones hope And the lost ones scream The hustlers float And the young ones dream In the city Livin' in the soul of the city And the streets cry freedom Do you stand or retreat As you stare by the neon gods above While you bask in the heat And the streets cry freedom As the blood runs cold As you stare into the eyes of the walking ghosts Who've lost their souls In the summer's heat I'm weary In the soul of the city Potential's burning bright In the Harlem halls Have you ever lived looking down a shotgun barrel When they said hey boy, this ain't your home There ain't no cure for the bleeding heart 'Cause when you fall There's no second start in the city There'll always be the soul of the city And the streets cry freedom As it burns in the heat As you stare by the neon gods above While you bask in the heat And the streets cry freedom As the blood runs cold You stare into the eyes of the walking ghosts Who've lost their souls (Solo) There is no reason For livin' in sin I don't believe when they say hey boy, you better give in You know I'll fight for what I know Till the day that I die 'Cause I'm better off dead Then buried along with my pride And the streets cry freedom Till the day that I die, yeah Till the day that I die And the streets cry freedom Till the day that I die, yeah Till the day that I die, yeah Till the day that I die Till the day that I die, die, die, die, die, oh Streets cry freedom Potential's burning bright Ohhh, oh Till the day that I die Till the day that I die Till the day that I die Till the day that I die Explain Request ×
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