Five Blocks To The Subway

(album: State Of The World Address - 1994)

Walking five blocks every day to earn my keep
It ain't easy when you're walking on these streets
Running on a tight rope, it's a real thin line
Thinking that you might die this time
Some things will never change, a street education
So close yet so far, just a block from the station
Standing on the corner, I might get taken out
Five blocks to the subway, my everyday bout

Five blocks to the subway
Just five blocks away
Five blocks to the subway
I can do that any day

There's a local wise guy he owns the whole block
It's easy doing business when you're paying off the cops
Making money, pushing drugs, wouldn't stop if he could
Killing kids in his own damn neighborhood

Watch out for muggers and the pickpockets, beware
You get to play these games when you pay your transit fare
Trials and tribulations, a journey made each day
This is my reality, the hardest game to play

Five blocks to the subway
Just five blocks away
Five blocks to the subway
I can do that any day

Five blocks to the subway
Just five blocks away
Five blocks to the subway
I can do that any day

Any day

Standing on the platform and I'm waiting for the train
Good thing I'm underground now it's starting to rain
Always stand alone, hold the wall up with my back
Or else you might get pushed on to the tracks

Five blocks to the subway
Just five blocks away
Five blocks to the subway
I can do that any day

Five blocks to the subway
Just five blocks away
Ain't no fucking problem
'Cause I do that everyday
Everyday