It Won't Be Long Now

The elevated train by my window doesn't faze me any more The rattling screams don't disrupt my dreams It's a lullaby in its way The elevated train drives everyone insane, but I don't mind, oh no When I bring back boys, they can't tolerate the noise And that's okay, 'cause I never let them stay And one day, I'm hopping that elevated train and I'm riding away It won't be long now The boys around the way holler at me when I'm walking down the street Their machismo pride doesn't break my stride It's a compliment, so they say The boys around the way holler at me every day, but I don't mind, oh no If I'm in the mood, it will not be with some dude Who is whistling 'cause he has nothing to say? Or who's honking at me from his Chevrolet? And one day, I'm hopping in a limousine and I'm driving away It won't be long now Oh snap, who's that? Don't touch me, I'm too hot, yes Qué pasó? Here I go So dope, y tu lo sabes No pare, sigue, sigue Did you see me? Freaky freakit What a way to begin the weekend Sonny, anything you want it free, man And my dearly beloved Dominican Republic I haven't forgotten you Gotta see this honey, make a little money And one day, I'll hop Jet Blue But until that fateful day, I'm grateful I got a destination I'm running to make it home And home's what Vanessa's running away from I'm running to make it home And home's what Vanessa's running away from The neighborhood salon is the place I'm working for the moment As I cut their hair, ladies talk and share Every day, who's doing who and why The neighborhood salon doesn't pay me What I wanna be making, but I don't mind As I sweep the curb I can hear those turbo engines blazing a trail through the sky I look up and think about the years gone by And one day, I'm walking to JFK and I'm gonna fly It won't be long now Any day