作词 : Inglese, McDaniels, Mizell ... These are the words that I wrote so I hope that ya don't man I'll never joke about the coke that you're smokin' Understand you're f**kin' up f**kin' up the block Got shot rocked and that's just where the shit stops What's the meaning of this I must be dreaming Everybody's when I see men dealing For a rhyme or rope or a dime of coke Sometimes I rhyme when I'm crying broke Many many many records broke laws broke jaws A few months ago I had to pause during that time me and my man Was chilling on the corner with a quart in our hands A beef broke out at Soul Kitchen spot It was crazy Baby Pop someone got shot I seen him drop then came the cops sayin' "Nobody run everybody stop" I wanted to run 'Cause I was carryin' my gun Darryl Mack packin mine strapped with my nine Everyone on the wall that's what the cop said "Everyone complied except Bald Dread" he said "Blood cleat boi me nah hafa deal wit' dat Yo I'm a superstar for de world dem call I'm Darryl Mack" I turned around and said "Word up cop " He said "D M C take your ass down the block" If it happened to him it could happen to you 'Cause that's what's happenin' on The Avenue When I uh uh uh uh uh na na na na na The Ave Now on The Ave what people steal and they dealin' away I got the feelin' the illin' will never ever pay 'Cause on the street you're never in the fast lane You go to jail or get a bullet in your brain People laugh and smile at a stick up A young man in a rut shakin' a big cup People pass his ass and say "Tough luck" To waste time for a dime is cold f**ked up A loud shot in the air not rare A brother fell to the ground nobody cares You ask why the baby cry a man laugh Nobody give a damn that's how they livin' on The Ave uh Away from The Ave they have what's called the backstreet's Another world of girls that crawl the backseats Systems that are kickin' sinkin' many black beats This and that goin' on street I remember the time there was a jam in the music No till after dark that's when the shit starts happening Brother from The Ave this and that again Body move in the back and a quarter in the jar Find the rules by the basketball court in the park And the by the bench where the 40 dogs spark The crowd crowds around like they found Noah's Ark The young hung and swung on a swing Glidin' and slidin' and ride the ding a ling I didn't see a kid by the see so he saw Near the monkey bars funky cars we adore I'm throwin' fate to the gate And my man from Japan got wicked for sure Do me a favor when you roll with your crew You gotta check out check out The Avenue