WebThe corner was our time when time stood still and Gators and snakeskins and Yellow and pink and powder blue profiles glorifying that [Common] Street lights and deep nights, cats tryin' to eat right Ridin' no-seat-bikes, with work to feed hypes So they can get sweet Nike's, they head and they feet right Desires of street life, cars and weed types WebThe corner, where struggle and greed fight We write songs about wrong 'cause it's hard to see right Look to the sky, hoping it will bleed light Reality's a bitch, and I heard that she bites The corner I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give this feeling

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WebGot uncles that smoke, and some put blow up they nose. To cope with the lows, the wind is cold and it blows. In they socks and they soles, niggaz holdin' they rolls. Corners leave souls opened and closed, hopin' for mo'. We know where to go, niggaz rollin' in droves. They shoot the wrong way, 'cause they ain't know and they goes. WebThe corner, where struggle and greed fight We write songs about wrong 'cause it's hard to see right Look to the sky, hoping it will bleed light Reality's a bitch, and I heard that she bites The corner I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give this feeling cynthia rochellexo

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WebIn "The Corner" Common reflects on his youth in Chicago. "The Corner" samples two songs from his childhood: "What It Is" (1972), by the Temptations, and "You Make the Sunshine" (1974), by the Temprees. He addresses some of the challenges he faced growing up in an environment surrounded by drug use and street violence, and he takes pride in how he … WebCommon-The Corner (Ft. The Last Poets & Kanye West) AdamF2k9 587 subscribers 672K views 13 years ago 12 be common full album mena They Say Common 587K views 4 years ago Talib Kweli - Get By... WebThe corner was our magic, our music, our politics Fires raised as tribal dances and war cries Broke out on different corners Power to the people Black power Black is beautiful Black church services, murderers, Arabs serving burgers As cats with gold permanents, move they bags as herbalists The dirt isn’t just fertile, it’s people working and … cynthia roby