Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It

A kid is killed on any corner From Brooklyn Heights to California There's different ways of gettin' higher Don't knock it 'till you try it The summer's hot, the winter's longer An angry wind is getting stronger You play it cool, you stop the fire Don't knock it 'till you try it Ooh, what we all need, now Let me show you how Don't knock it 'till you try it Don't knock it 'till you try it You play it cool, you stop the fire Don't knock it 'till you try it Yeah They build a wall around a city It's not for looks, it isn't pretty A kid will take his chance and climb it Don't knock it 'till you try it Well, no one really has to suffer Tear down the walls around each other A kid is lucky to survive it Don't knock it 'till you try it Ooh, what we all need, now Let me show you how Don't knock it 'till you try it Don't knock it 'till you try it A kid is lucky to survive it Don't knock it 'till you try it, no Yeah Yeah, let me show you how For every kid on every corner I see a wall that stands no longer The words are written down beside it Don't knock it 'till you try it, yeah Don't knock it 'till you try it Don't knock it 'till you try it For every kid on every corner Don't knock it 'till you try it Don't, don't, don't Don't knock it 'till you try it Don't knock it 'till you try it Don't knock it 'till you try it Don't knock it 'till you try it,yeah Until you try it Don't knock it 'till you try it