Walkin` five blocks every day to earn my keep
It ain`t easy when you`re walkin` on these streets
Runnin` on a tightrope it`s a real thin line
Thinkin` 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
Standin` on the corner, I might get taken out
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 damn block
It`s easy doin` business when you`re payin` off the cops
Makin` money pushin` drugs wouldn`t stop if he could
Killin` kids in his own damn neighborhood
Watch out for muggers and the pickpockets beware
You get to play these games when you pay transit fare
Trials and tribulations, a journey made each day
This is my reality,the hardest game to play
Standin` on the platform and I`m waiting for the train
Good thing I`m underground, now it`s startin` to rain
Always stand alone, hold the wall up with my back
Or else you might get pushed on to the tracks