WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND MY WAY
MY WAY (X4)
WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND MY WAY
MY WAY (X4)
WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND MY WAY

VERSE 1：
WALKING DOWN WILLIAMS AND......
ON THE BIG STEPS WHERE I USED TO PLAY
THE GIRLS IN THE PARK GOT A LOT TO SAY
THEM GIRLS OVER THERE THREW THEY LIFE AWAY
CUZ THEY GOT BABIES AND THEY JUST NOW HERE
THEY DOUBLE NUMBERS THEY MOTHERS PROMOTIN' THE HERE
THE BOYS ON THE COURT PLAYNG BASKETBALL
THEY BABY-FATHERS, THEY'D RATHER BE BOYS AND THAT'S AIL

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H-DUB STAND UP
BK STAND UP
EAST COAST STAND UP
YOU SHOULD (COME AROUND MY WAY)

VERSE 2：
I'M FROM A PLACE IN HARLEM WHERE THE STREETS
THEY LOOK LIKE AFRIA
AND THE TREES IN BETTER CONDITION THAN THE HOMES
SO ABANDONED
PS 197
THOUGH I STUDY MY ACADEMICS
AND THE BOOKS SO WORM AND TORN
I CAN'T HANG
HOW THEY TRIED TO CRIPPLE ME
AND THE STUDENTS LOST SIGHT OF ME
THANK GOD I HAD A GOOD TEACHER ON THE SIDE OF ME
SHOW ME THE RIGHT THINGS TO DO
OVERCAME THESE OBSTACLES
H-DUB, STAND UP FOR THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH

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VERSE 3：
WE GOT THESE BUILDINGS CALLED PROJECTS
BUT IT AIN'T THREE STORIES
THEY FIT ABOUT TEN ON A BLOCK
APRIL FLOOR GOT UP BOUT TWENTY
STORIES I TELL STORY
KIDS CUT SCHOOL AND WATCH MAURY
LIKE IF THEY AIN'T INTELLECT
THEN WHAT'S AFFECTING MY LIFE I CAN'T RESPECT 'EM
BUT, THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE GHETTO
PEOPLE WHO COME FROM WHERE I'M FROM GET IT
BUT WE STILL GOTTA WAKE A DIFFERENCE
STAND UP TALL SO THE WORLD CAN GET IT
TEACH KIDS PROUD TO STAND OUTSIDE
SHOW ANOTHER SIDE AND THEY SHO' GON' RISE
STOP LETTIN' RESPONSIBILITY FALL
I CAN TELL YOU AIN'T BEEN AROUND MY WAY AT ALL

WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND (WAY)
SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT MY (WAY)
EYES BEEN SEEING, WHY (WAY)
WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND
WHERE WE NEED DRECTION (WAY)
RESPECT NEVER THE LESSON (WAY)

WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND MY WAY
MY WAY (X4)
WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND MY WAY
MY WAY (X4)
WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND

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