[D.M.C.] These are the words that I wrote so I hope that ya don`t man I`ll never joke about the coke that you`re smok-in Understand you`re fuckin up, fuckin up the block Got shot rocked and that`s just where the shit stops .. What`s the meaning of this? I must be dreaming Everybody`s ?? when I see men dealing for a rhyme or rope, or a dime of coke Sometimes I rhyme when I`m crying broke Many many many records broke laws, broke jaws A few months ago I had to "Pause" During that time, me and my man was chilling on the corner with a quart in our hands A beef broke out, at Soul Kitchen spot It was crazy Baby Pop, someone got shot I seen him drop - then came the cops Sayin, "Nobody run - everybody stop" I wanted to run, cause I was carryin my gun Darryl Mack packin mine, strapped with my nine Everyone on the wall, that`s what the cop said Everyone complied, except Bald Dread, he said, "Blood claat boi me nah hafa deal wit dat Yo I`m a superstar for de world dem call `im Darryl Mack" I turned around and said, "Word up cop!" He said, "D.M.C., take your ass down the block" If it happened to him, it could happen to you cause that`s what`s happenin on The Avenue when I.. "uhh, uhh uhh, uhh.. uhh.." "Na-na-na-na-na! The Ave."
[Run] Now on The Ave. (what?) people steal and they dealin away I got the feelin the illin will never ever pay Cause on the street, you`re never in the fast lane You go to jail or get a bullet in your brain People laugh and smile at a stick-up A young man in a rut, shakin a big cup People pass his ass and say, "Tough luck" To waste time for a dime is cold fucked up A loud shot in the air - not rare A brother fell to the ground, nobody cares You ask why, the baby cry, a man laugh Nobody give a damn, that`s how they livin on The Ave. ... AUUUGH!
[D.M.C.] Away from The Ave. they have what`s called the backstreets Another world of girls that crawl the backseats Systems that are kickin, sinkin many black beats (This and that goin on ?? street) I remember the time there was a jam in ?? ??, the music, no ?? til after dark That`s when the shit starts happening (Brother from The Ave. this and that again) Body move in the back and a quarter in the jar Find the rules by the basketball court in the park And the ? by the bench where the 40 dogs spark The crowd crowds around like they found Noah`s Ark The young, hung, and swung on a swing Glidin and slidin and ride the ding-a-ling I didn`t see a kid by the see, so he saw (Near the monkey bars, funky cars we adore) I`m throwin fate to the gate ?? (And my man from Japan got vicked for sure) Do me a favor when you roll with your crew You gotta check out, check out, The Avenue