New York
can take your life
"Big apple" makes you
pay the price
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 children
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 larlem!
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
'n never leave
'Cause harlem road's
a one way~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 matters down
And build a better
part of town 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 children
play with toys
'N no more guns
for little boy
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!