Across 110th Street (Bobby Womack Master Cut)

Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-oh-oh, yes I was the third brother of five Doing whatever I had to do to survive I'm not saying what I did was alright Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day to day fight Been down so long, getting up didn't cross my mind But I knew there was a better way of life That I was just trying to find You don't know what you'll do until you're put under pressure Across 110th Street is a hell of a tester Across 110th Street Pimps tryin' to catch a woman that's weak, oh-oh Across 110th Street Pushers won't let the junkie go free, oh-oh Across 110th Street Woman tryin' to catch a trick on the street, ooh baby Across 110th Street You can find it all out in the street, yeah Look around you, look around you, look around you, yes I got one more thing I wanna talk to y'all about right now Hey brother, there's a better way out Shooting that coke, snorting that dope, man you're copping out Take my advice, it's either live or die You've got to be strong if you want to survive The family on the other side of town Would catch hell without a ghetto around Take my advice, it's either live or die You've got to be strong if you want to survive Across 110th Street Pimps tryin' to catch a woman that's weak, oh-oh Across 110th Street Pushers won't let the junkie go free, oh-oh Across 110th Street Woman tryin' to catch a trick on the street, oh-oh Across 110th Street You can find it all in the street, yeah Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-oh-oh, yes