Wicked Rain/Across 110th Street

I hear thunder Looks like the rain Is gonna start falling Rain, falling from the sky Rain, rain, rain, a wicked rain Falling from the sky Down, down, down, pouring down Upon the night Well there's just one chance in a million That someday we'll make it out alive Rain, rain, rain an evil rain Falling all the time Sun, sun, sun, sun Don't you ever want to shine Well there'll be no light in the morning Till some peace at last we find Like travelers in the darkness Can't see our way Trying hard to make it through Another day Father, father, father Why do you let your sons go astray Brother, brother, brother Why must we go on this way There's a storm off in the distance And it looks like it's here to stay I was the third brother of five Doing whatever I had to do to survive I'm not saying what I did was alright Tryin' to break out of the ghetto Was a day to day fight Bein' down so long Getting' up didn't cross my mind But I knew there was a better way of life And I was just tryin' to find You don't know what you're doin' Till you're put under pressure Across 100 and Tenth Street Is a hell of a tester Across 100 and Tenth Street Pimps tryin' to catch a woman that's weak Across 100 and Tenth Street Pushers won't let the junkie go free Across 100 and Tenth Street A woman tryin' to catch a trick on the street Across 100 and Tenth Street You can find it all Hey Brother, there's a better way out Snorting that coke, shooting that dope Man, you're coppin' out Take my advice, it's either live or die You gotta be strong if you wanna survive The family up on the other side of town Will catch hell if I don't get around In ev'ry city you'll find the same thing goin' down Harlem is the capital of ev'ry ghetto town Across 100 and Tenth Street Pimps tryin' to catch a woman that's weak Across 100 and Tenth Street Pushers won't let the junkie go free Across 100 and Tenth Street You can find it all Across 100 and Tenth Street Let the sun, let the sun shine down Across 100 and Tenth Street Like travellers in the darkness Can't see our way Across 100 and Tenth Street Trying hard to make it Make it through another day Oh, stop the rain Somebody stop the rain Across 100 and Tenth Street A little more love and a little less pain