Roger Campo - Streets Of The City lyrics

STREETS OF THIS CITY I BEEN WALKING THE STREETS OF THIS CITY SEEN THE BOYS FIGHTING TO BE MEN SEEN THE GIRLS WALKING LIKE LADIES FOOLISH CHILDREN TRYING TO PRETEND THESE STREETS WILL TAKE YOU OVER TAKE YOUR MIND, TAKE CONTROL TEACH YOU TO FIGHT, TEACH YOU TO STEAL TEACH YOU SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK N ROLL OUT ON THE STREET YOU LEARN TO FIGHT TO GET THE THINGS YOU CAN'T REACH OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY OUT ON THE STREET YOU LEARN THE THINGS THAT YOUR MOMMA JUST CAN'T TEACH OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY BUT THE STORY THAT'S SELDOM TOLD PEOPLE FIGHTING TO SAVE THEIR SOUL GROWING UP ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY THERE'S A LANGUAGE THAT YOU LEARN SPEAK THERE'S A JUDGE, AND A JURY THERE'S A LAW WRITTEN IN CONCRETE SOMEWHERE OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY THERE'S TWO KIDS TRYING TO RISE ABOVE ABOVE THE STREETS, UP ON THE ROOF THEY PUT THEIR FAITH IN EACH OTHER'S LOVE OUT ON THE STREET IS WHERE A BOY AND A GIRL AND THEIR LOVE WILL MEET OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY OUT ON THE STREET YOU LEARN TO LOVE HARD AND LOVE DEEP OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY BUT THE STORY THAT'S SELDOM TOLD TWO KIDS FIGHTING TO SAVE THEIR SOUL ALL ALONE THIS GIRL MUST DECIDE DECIDE IF SHE WILL KEEP THIS CHILD BORN FROM THE LUST AND THE SWEAT AND THE BLOOD OF THESE STREETS SHES HEARD THOSE BULLETS FLY SHES SEEN HER LOVER DIE SHES HEARD HIS MOMMA CRY WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY OUT ON THE STREET OUT ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY