The Corner

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Posted on the block Leanin' on the light post chillin' Six o'clock, on the button The night's gonna enter soon[?] Every[?] peddler, hit the grind out early Old lady walks her dog, in a bright red derby Singin' hymns And look at those rims An old man Sander's[?] steady-guzzlin' the gin Outta tin cups, beggin' for some ends[?] I could lend them, I send him Out on his way and drop[?] him out to drink it up again Just then I saw Gwen and her friends Ten ways, with a derriere I would love to go up in I said "you need some Gab in your life" She just grins Strode away with a walk that could make your head spin The neighbor's dog hopped out the fence again Little scrawny mutt that resemble Rin Tin Tin Little Gary rolls by, poppin' wheelies on his Schwinn On the corner in the city as the evenin' sets in [Chorus] On the corner, in the city Spendin' all day under sun rays (sun rays) Watchin' youths play through their young days (young days) I'm the straight-tree[?] puffin' bombay On the corner, in the city, as the evening sets in On the pavement, when [?] all day (all day) [?] sittin' on [?] As the day drifts chillin' partway[?] On the corner, in the city, as the evening sets in [Verse 2] In this city, on the corner Neighborly flavors where Major players play and Parlay so savor the flavor, ladies And babies are sendin' the craziness[?] Shadin' the rays all the same As amazing outtakes Which is fade-away And holy blades[?] are chasin' every sinner And everyday is a day full of grace And a place where you takin' a break from the ache And the state of the recent [?] I stand there unpatiently Hatin' the sickness Thinkin' there basically ain't no place Like [?] can kick it for a day [Verse 3] Three amigos, in ponchos Eating fritos and nachos Speakin' lingo They walk slowly by a-ME, go: "Que paso, que paso?" Said "I'd like to help you out But no habla Español" Up the block I heard [?] beefin' Heard guns blow And unknown assailant Tried to rip off The local corner store Little did he know the owners Were some crazy Armenians They chased him up the street Caught him, stripped off his clothes Tied him to a telephone pole And beat him till his hole Dribbles black, blue and purple Then they cut off his toes Stuck him in the back of they truck And off they drove About three minutes later Up drove po-po They said "what's all the commotion?" "Hey, I don't know" They started grillin' me like "What you doin' out here for?" They tell me empty out my pockets I was like "hell no" I could tell that they was [?] 'Cause they smelled like pork Noise of pig shrieking They did their little search on me And find nothing but dope "They sent you out selling dope?" "Hell no, I rock shows I'm your daughter's favorite rapper Ask her 'bout my flow" On the corner in the city as the moonlight glows [Chorus] On the corner, in the city Spendin' all day under sun rays (sun rays) Watchin' youths play through their young days (young days) I'm the straight-tree[?] puffin' bombay On the corner, in the city, as the evening sets in On the pavement, when [?] all day (all day) [?] sittin' on [?] As the day drifts chillin'[?] partway[?] On the corner, in the city, as the evening sets in On the corner, in the city On the corner, in the city On the corner, in the city On the corner, in the city, as the evening sets in On the corner, in the city On the corner, in the city On the corner, in the city On the corner, in the city, as the moonlight glows