Hanging On the Corner

Oh my sweet, sweet Jesus Christ
Another Saturday night
And I'm hanging once again
On my private little corner of hell
Little Mikey C. just O.D.'d
In the alley just a block away
Him and my litter brother used to play
I watched the ambulance take him away
His mom's gonna take it hard
Cause his dad just got locked away
For 3 ta 5
For a deal he felt he had to make
For his family to survive
I know the world can be so cold
Chorus
(I been) hangin' on the corner
Hey, hey, hey!
I got nothing to do
And I got nothing to lose
Hangin', hangin' on the corner
Wasting away
Another wasted night
Another bottle of booze alright!
And I know that no one cares
I can see it in your empty stares
When I tell you these tales of woe
I tell you these tales of woe
Because we really care
Down past Hayes' Square
Is where the wealthy dine
Where they laugh and drink fine wine
Well, two blocks over
Is where the sergeant died
In a hail of fire
On a warm summer's night
All your forgotten in the projects
I hear ya'
All you numbers in the cell blocks
We care
All you sweatin' in the detox
We care
To all you hoods that are dodgin' cops
We care
And to all you bleeding from a broken heart
You know you got a brother here
Chorus
I pray my luck will change one day
Some day