It Won't Be Long Now

The elevated train by my window doesn't faze me anymore

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 hoppin' that elevated train and I'm riding away, yeah

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, 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

One day I'm hoppin' in a limousine and I'm driving away, yeah, yeah, yeah

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, freaky

What a way to begin the weekend

Sonny, anything you want is free, man

And my dearly beloved Dominican Republic

I haven't forgotten you

Gonna see this honey, and 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 where Vanessa's running away from

I'm running to make it home

And home's where Vanessa's running away from

The neighborhood salon is the place I am 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

One day, I'm walkin' to JFK and I'm gonna fly

It won't be long now

Any day