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.