{"id":148943,"date":"2015-03-30T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=148943"},"modified":"2015-03-23T08:53:37","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T12:53:37","slug":"bobby-womack-across-110th-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=148943","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Womack &#8211; Across 110th Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"http:\/\/userserve-ak.last.fm\/serve\/500\/567365\/Bobby+Womack.jpg\" alt=\"Bobby Womack Photo: 159512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We continue to be fascinated by &#8220;where Harlem begins and ends&#8221;. Not just in terms of Harlem&#8217;s physical boundaries. \u00a0But in terms of the many changes happening in and around Harlem which alter day to day life within Harlem, as well as people&#8217;s perceptions of what Harlem has been, is and can\/will be.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why it&#8217;s important to stay connected to artifacts connecting us to Harlem&#8217;s past.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, a\u00a0reader from Central Harlem and attending Columbia \u00a0University reintroduced us to Bobby Womack&#8217;s &#8220;Across 110th Street. \u00a0Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>The video and lyrics are presented below. \u00a0Please take a moment to listen, enjoy, reflect and perhaps most importantly &#8211; share.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UOg_8hCC4u4\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyrics-body\">\n<div id=\"lyrics-body-text\">\n<p class=\"verse\"><strong>LYRICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">I was the third brother of five<br \/>\nDoing whatever I had to do to survive<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not saying what I did was alright<br \/>\nTrying to break out of the ghetto was a day to day fight<\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">Been down so long, getting up didn&#8217;t cross my mind<br \/>\nI knew there was a better way of life and I was just trying to find<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;ll do until you&#8217;re put under pressure<br \/>\nAcross 110th Street is a hell of a tester<\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">Across 110th Street<br \/>\nPimps trying to catch a woman that&#8217;s weak<br \/>\nAcross 110th Street<br \/>\nPushers won&#8217;t let the junkie go free<\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">Across 110th Street<br \/>\nWoman trying to catch a trick on the street, ooh baby<br \/>\nAcross 110th Street<br \/>\nYou can find it all in the street, oh<\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">I got one more thing I&#8217;d like to yell about right now<br \/>\nHey brother, there&#8217;s a better way out<br \/>\nSnorting that coke, shooting that dope man, you&#8217;re copping out<br \/>\nTake my advice, it&#8217;s either live or die<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ve got to be strong, if you want to survive<\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">The family on the other side of town<br \/>\nWould catch hell without a ghetto around<br \/>\nIn every city you find the same thing going down<br \/>\nHarlem is the capital of every ghetto town<br \/>\nHelp me sing it<\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">Across 110th Street<br \/>\nPimps trying to catch a woman that&#8217;s weak<br \/>\nAcross 110th Street<br \/>\nPushers won&#8217;t let the junkie go free<\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">Oh, across 110th Street<br \/>\nA woman trying to catch a trick on the street, ooh baby<br \/>\nAcross 110th Street<br \/>\nYou can find it all in the street<br \/>\nYes, he can<\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\">Oh, look around you, look around you<br \/>\nLook around you, look around you, yeah<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"writers\"><strong>Songwriters<\/strong><br \/>\nWOMACK, BOBBY<\/p>\n<p class=\"writers\"><strong>Published by<\/strong><br \/>\nLyrics \u00a9 Sony\/ATV Music Publishing LLC<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrolyrics.com\/across-110th-street-lyrics-bobby-womack.html#ixzz3VDCqbtpV\">Bobby Womack &#8211; Across 110th Street Lyrics | MetroLyrics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Herve Jean-Baptiste<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We continue to be fascinated by &#8220;where Harlem begins and ends&#8221;. 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