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Artist: Charles & Eddie
Canonical path: /charles-and-eddie/nyc
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N.Y.C.
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N.Y.C.
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I was hanging out on Joy´s front steps
It was the summer of love
We were in New York City
Vibe was cool with the radio on
I think it was Sly singing "Que Sera Sera"
My mother kept saying You´re wasting´ your life
Sitting' here watching the world go by
Why don't you guys get out there and do something
We did, we became brothers that night
Sharing our lives over a bottle of Ide´s
But that was fine with me
There was some kind of riot on the lower East Side
Some rich man shot some homeless guy
He thought he was being robbed
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You can hear him say…
Can you believe this city
Didn´t get much sleep staying out all night
Soul Kitchen was hopping´
We´d sneak in the side and dance
Smash was spinning´ some whack new song
We was all snappin´ hard on his moms
But he was cool
That shit was funky
That shit was funky
Teachers were quittin´ their jobs by the ton
Every kid in school was totin´ a gun
And they were just too scared
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Ran into C on the E train
Had a brand new copy of Marvin Gaye´s "Trouble Man"
I couldn´t help think' coming home that day is it New York or back to L.A.
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