do you feel it yes i feel it i feel my beloved barrio my ghetto this is the story of where i
was born no man's land between 115th street and 125th everyone today is talking about
about the hard times they had we had hard times but we had good times too i can remember the
summer summertime was beautiful the days were long we didn't need any ocean breeze to the left
we had the hudson river to the right the east river when we had to refresh ourselves who needed
the ocean we had the pump you remember the johnny pump all we needed was a good good screwdriver
and a can and we were refreshed at night the breeze was beautiful tar beach that was our
meeting place and we had we had fun galore when i went home my mother was beautiful our food was
really together rice and beans that's our soul food with a little cuchi fritos on the side
and for a little dessert we had mavi the grooviest tasting drink you want to try
everything was beautiful to me my querido my beautiful body my ghetto
yes i feel it but i feel it in another way
i feel the pressure that keeps us down
yes i feel it i feel it baby but i feel it in another way
you feel it
you feel it

is a place that's uptown
i feel i feel all the fear and the hate
that's where fear and hate is coming place
i said it telling you about being hungry
uptown that's the place that's poverty abounds
i used to love it there the place
where i was born but somewhere there's a better place
when i find it i'll be gone gone gone gone gone
i feel it i feel it in my bones
gonna search for another another home
do you feel it
said i feel it feel it in my bones
i feel it
soon as i can i'll be gone gone gone
i feel it i feel it yes i feel it
i feel it
where barbara dear bounds
gotta get away
gotta get away
gotta get away
gotta get away
gotta get away
you