Hanging On The Corner

This is a song for my whole town

Oh my sweet, sweet Jesus Christ

Another Saturday night

And I'm hangin once again

on my private little corner of hell

Little Mikey C. Just O.D'd

In the alley just a block away

Him and my little brother used to play

I watched the ambulance take him away

His mom's gonna take it hard

cause his dad just got locked away

for 3 ta 5

For a deal he felt he had to make

for his family to survive

I know the world can be so cold

I know the world is so cold

(I been) Hangin' on the corner

Hey hey hey !

I got nothing to do

And I got nothing to lose

Hangin, hangin' on the corner

Wasting away.

Another wasted night

Another bottle of booze, Alright!

And I know that no one cares:

I can see it in your empty stares

when I tell you these tales of woe

I tell you these tales of woe

because we really care.

I know the world can be so cold

I know the world is so cold

Hangin' on the corner

Hey hey hey !

I got nothing to do

And I got nothing to lose

Hangin, hangin' on the corner

Wasting away.

Another wasted night

Another bottle of booze, Alright!

Down past Hayes Square

is where the wealthy dine

where they laugh and drink fine wine

Well, two blocks over

is where the Sergeant died

in a hall of fire ( here we go ! )

on a warm summer's night

All you forgotten in the projects

I hear Ya'.

All you numbers in the cell block:

We care.

All you sweatin' in the detox:

We care.

To all you hoods that are dodgin' cops:

We care.

And to all you bleeding

from a broken heart

You know you've got a brother here.

Hangin' on the corner

Hey hey hey !

I got nothing to do

And I got nothing to lose

Hangin, hangin' on the corner

Wasting away.

Another wasted night

Another bottle of booze, Alright!

Hangin' in the corner.

Hey hey hey !

I got nothing to lose and I got nothing

ro prove to you.

Hangin', hangin on the corner, wasting away.

I pray my luck will change one day.

Some day.