The Corner

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
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
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
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
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