Nights in Harlem

In the big apple, scars embedded like tattoos Ghetto love, protection from what's coming at you Keeping our heads up, maintaining self esteem And reminiscing on the Harlem Nights scene We used to party all night We used to hang out all night like it was all right Hoping we all might make it through Doin' what it takes to do to keep it true I like to reminisce about that night we kissed It was somewhere in Harlem The nights were hot and bright, you could treat your honey right 'Coz Sylvia's would burn all night, yeah Remember the times we struggled and still held on Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times when we would dance all night long Remember the nights in Harlem Big sister had a group and they'd sit out on the stoop And Lordy could they harmonize My cousin Joe could blow just like the radio And he used to drove them 'B' girls wild Remember the times we struggled and still held on Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times when we would dance all night long Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times we struggled and still held on Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times when we would dance all night long Remember the nights in Harlem Hey yeah Oh yeah Hey, yo, the blocks are hot, uptown, you know the spots Night life where this playa's game is quite tight One two five where my name's inscribed Sparkin' trees, avoiding felonies, keepin' it love Headed for them riches, straight to stardom Can't forget the struggle, all Brooklyn to Harlem Dapper Dan's, shows at the Apollo Harlem days, summertime is my rhyme ya follow And through the pain, we held on With more to obtain, more to gain Ya can't dwell on bad vibes and sad lives we encountered Take care of self and family, that's what it amounts to Inhale so you could feel this realness In New York sound, down with more cats than Felix Steal this? Yeah, some they may wanna You can't duplicate the great, I make it warmer Just like the Harlem world streets we all knew We coming up this time, we all flow, we all glow Each one's gotta shing, a better life That's what each one's gotta find Remember the times we struggled and still held on Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times when we would dance all night long Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times we struggled and still held on Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times when we would dance all night long Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times we struggled and still held on Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times when we would dance all night long Remember the nights in Harlem Remember the times we struggled and still held on Remember the times when we would dance all night long