Letra de The Corner (Last Poet Reprise)
Huh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh Huh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh Huh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh (corner) Huh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uhMemories on corners with the fo's and the mo's Walk to the store for the rose, talking straightforward to hoes Got uncles that smoke, and some put blow up they nose (Corner) to cope with the lows, the wind is cold and it blowsIn they socks and they soles, niggas holdin' they rolls Corners leave souls opened and closed, hopin' for mo' We know where to go, niggas rollin' in droves (Corner) they shoot the wrong way, 'cause they ain't know and they goesThe streets ain't safe 'cause they ain't knowing the code By the foes I was told, either focus or fold Got cousins with flows, hope they open some doors (Corner) so we can cop clothes and roll in a RollsNow I roll in a olds, with windows that don't roll Down the roads where cars get broken and stole These are the stories told by Stony and Cottage Grove (Corner) the world is cold, the block is hot as a stove On the cornersI wish I could key this feelin' I wish I could key this feelin' Huh-uh, uh-uh-uh, on the corners niggas rob or kill And dyin' just to make a livin', huh?We overstated, we underrated, we educated The corner was our time when time stood still and Gators and snakeskins and Yellow and pink and powder blue profiles glorifying themStreet lights and deep nights, cats tryin' to eat right Ridin' no-seat-bikes, with work to feed hypes So they can get sweet Nike's, they head and they feet rightDesires of street life, cars and weed types It's hard to breathe nights, days are thief-like The beasts roam the streets, the police is Greek-like Game that is deep, we speak and believe hype(Corner) banged in the streets has cop left for deep life Its steep life, coming up where niggas is sheep-like Rappers and hoopers, we strive to be like G's with three strikes, seeds that need light(Corner) cheese and recite, needs and BE strife The corner, where struggle and greed fight We write songs about wrong 'cause it's hard to see right Look to the sky, hoping it will bleed light(Corner) reality's a bitch, and I heard that she bites The cornerI wish I could key this feelin' I wish I could key this feelin' Huh-uh, uh-uh-uh, on the corners niggas rob or kill And dyin' just to make a livin', huh?The corner was our magic, our music, our politics Fires raised as tribal dances and war cries Broke out on different corners (Corner) power to the people, black power, black is beautifulBlack church services, murderers, Arabs serving burgers As cats with gold permanents, move they bags as herbalists The dirt isn't just fertile, it's people workin' and earnin' this (Corner) the curb getters go where the cats flow and the current isIts so hot that niggas burn to live The furnace is, whether money movin', the determined live We talk shit, play lotto, and buy German beers (Corner) its so black packed with action that's affirmative The cornersI wish I could key this feelin' I wish I could key this feelin' Huh-uh, uh-uh-uh, on the corners niggas rob or kill (Corner) and dyin' just to make a livin', huh?The corner was our Rock of Gibraltar, our Stonehenge Our Taj Mahal, our monument Our testimonial to freedom, to peace, and to love Down on the corner(Corner)