[Monologue] I was born in a city that they call the Windy City And they called it the Windy City because of the Hawk The Hawk, the almighty Hawk, Mr. Wind Takes care of plenty business around wintertime The place that I lived in Was on a street that, uh, happened to be one of the dead end streets Where there was nothing to block the wind, the elements Nothing to buffer them for me to keep them from knockin' my pad down, you know I mean, really sockin' it to me When the boiler would bust and the heat was gone I had to get fully dressed before I could go to bed Of course, I couldn't put on my goulashes 'cause they had buckles on them And my folks didn't play that They said "Don't you tear up my bed clothes with some goulashes on" But I was fortunate Soon as I was big enough to get a job and save enough money To get a ticket to catch anything I'll split I said one day I'm gon' return And I'm gon' straighten it all out And I'm 'bout ready to go back now So I thought I'd tell you about it [Verse 1] They say this is a big rich town But I live in the poorest part I know I'm on a dead end street In a city without a heart I learned to fight before I was six The only way I could get along But when you're raised on a dead end street You've gotta be tough and strong Now all the guys I know are getting in trouble That's how it's always been When the odds are all against you How can you win, yeah, yeah, yeah A-Lordy now, yeah [Chorus] I'm gonna push my way out of here Even though I can't say when But I'm gonna get off of this dead end street And I ain't never gonna come back again Never No, no, no Gon' get outta here I'm gonna push my way out of here Even though I can't say when But I'm gonna to get off of this dead end street And I ain't gonna never come back again No, no, no I ain't gon' come back to this city street no more [Outro] No, 'cause I'm gon' get me a job I'm gonna save my dough Get away from here I ain't gon' come back no more I'm tired of a dead end street I wanna get out in the world and learn something I'm tired of breaking my back I wanna start using my mind There's trouble out here
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