Walking through my neighborhood,
When the sun goes down, down,
When the sun goes down, down,
the streets are not a game
but that can always change
Walking through my neighborhood
All the little girls and boys
An d as far as I can tell
When the sun goes down, down
When the sun goes down, down
The streets are not a game
But that can always change
This is so real right here man
Listen here, can I keep it real with ya
I ain't a good rapper but
So here it is, it's my masterpiece
I see beauty in the ghetto
when I walk these streets
The realest in the hood playin' it loud
screamin' Puerto Rican and black
when I walk through the hood now
When the sun goes down, down,
the streets are not a game
but that can always change
It's for the ghetto baby,
La -da -da -oh, la -da -da -oh, la -da
La -da -da -oh, la -da -da -oh,
Brooklyn, let me hear you sing
La -da -da -oh, la -da -da -oh,
La -da -da -oh, la -da -da -oh,
When the sun goes down, down,
the sun goes down, nothing is the same
When the sun goes down, down,
the streets are not a game
You're gonna have a good day,
but that can't always change