New York can take your life
big apple makes you pay the price
In New York yeah yeah
Walk down the avenue
Might as well be on the moon
In New York yeah yeah
Oh look out
There’s trouble in the dark
Look out
The trail of the shark
In New York yeah yeah
Oh look out
They know all the tricks
Look out
Better make it quick
You hear them
laughing right behind you
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Harlem desire
Let our childrun play with toys
no more guns for little boys
This is my harlem desire
Just one night of peaceful sleep
And no more fighting
in the streets yeah
Ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
Candy’s kinda neat
But sugar hill is bitter sweet
In New York yeah yeah
So you cry out
never leave
cause Harlem road's a oneway street
In New York yeah yeah
Oh look out
There’s trouble in the dark
Look out
The trail of the shark
In New York yeah yeah
Oh look out
They know all the tricks
Look out
Better make it quick
You hear them
laughing right behind you
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Harlem desire
Just one night of peaceful sleep
And no more fighting
in the streets
This is my harlem desire
Close this crazy night downtown
And we'll feel better
by the time yeah
Ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Harlem desire
Let our childrun play with toys
'n no more guns for little boys
This is my harlem desire
Just one night of peaceful sleep
And no more fighting
in the streets yeah
Ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
Ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem
In ha ha ha ha Harlem