nights in Harlem

In the big apple, scars embedded like tattoos
Ghetto love, protection from whats coming at you
Keeping our heads up, maintaining self esteem
And reminiscing on the
Harlem Nights scene
We used to party all night
We used to hang out all night like it was all right
Hoping we all might make it through
Doin what it takes to do to keep it true
I like to reminisce about that night we kissed
It was somewhere in
HarlemThe nights were hot and bright, you could treat your honey right
Coz Sylvias would burn all night, yeah
Remember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in
HarlemBig sister had a group and theyd sit out on the stoop
And Lordy could they harmonize
My cousin
Joe could blow just like the radio
And he used to drove them
B girls wild
Remember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in
HarlemHey yeah
Oh yeahHey, yo, the blocks are hot, uptown, you know the spots
Night life where this playas game is quite tight
One two five where my names inscribed
Sparkin trees, avoiding felonies, keepin it love
Headed for them riches, straight tostardom
Cant forget the struggle, all
Brooklyn to
HarlemDapper
Dans, shows at the
ApolloHarlem days, summertime is my rhyme ya follow
And through the pain, we held on
With more to obtain, more to gain
Ya cant dwell on bad vibes and sad lives we encountered
Take care of self and family, thats what it amounts to
Inhale so you could feel this realness
In New York sound, down with more cats than
FelixSteal this?
Yeah, some they may wanna
You cant duplicate the great,
I make it warmer
Just like the
Harlem world streets we all knew
We coming up this time, we all flow, we all glow
Each ones gotta shing, a better life
Thats what each ones gotta find
Remember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in
HarlemRemember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the times when we would dance all night long