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#2 (permalink) Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:20 am Can you give me a hand to extract the text of this song, please? |
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I've listened to it, but couldn't find the lyrics on Google, and I tried using different snippets as a search criteria. I guess it could well be that it's not listed yet.
If you need the lyrics, your best bet would be to write down everything you can make out and we revise/add to your efforts (or maybe someone else will have better luck finding the lyrics on the net).
OK, I couldn't help myself, I started writing it down. I'm not a native speaker so I could get something wrong of course and something I can't make out Maybe if everybody pitches in, it will be accomplished some time in the future :)))
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Check it out Detroit city got me gritty I'm filthy I can't help it I really hope to make it with this hand I was dealt with Staring out my rearview, looking for a clearview It's hard to pray to god, when you fear the devil's near you Kids turn to ???, streets are full of murders Enough to turn you cold so we all pack burners Junkies by the furnace and they're trying to keep warm ???Doing right ain't feeling right so I'd rather do war???? The world is on fire, you can hear the bodies burning The oil's running out, but the wheels keep turning Tomorow aint certain so I'm living for today I hope to go to colledge but prison's in the way Enough stress to rurn me craze so I'm looking much older Get killed for a quarter if you turn the wrong corner Life expectancy is shorter than you really can imagine Hope to see 23, the only thing I'm asking *********** to be continued _________________ If it's not easy, don't do it!
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Our Tort System I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:36 am Can you give me a hand to extract the text of this song, please? |
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I found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fmWygFusyM
If you look at the comments you'll see that others are also asking about the lyrics and on page 4 of the comments it looks as if some people have tried to piece together parts of the song. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#4 (permalink) Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:56 am Can you give me a hand to extract the text of this song, please? |
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Always gratifying and rewarding to be the first to do something. :)) Got it all now (some words I couldn't get, maybe someone will step up to the plate and finish it up):
VERSE1: Check it out Detroit city got me gritty I'm filthy I can't help it I really hope to make it with this hand I was dealt with Staring out my rearview, looking for a clearview It's hard to pray to god, when you fear the devil's near you Kids turn to ???, streets are full of murders Enough to turn you cold so we all pack burners Junkies by the furnace and they're trying to keep warm ???Doing right ain't feeling right so I'd rather do war???? The world is on fire, you can hear the bodies burning The oil's running out, but the wheels keep turning Tomorow aint certain so I'm living for today I hope to go to colledge but prison's in the way Enough stress to rurn me craze so I'm looking much older Get killed for a quarter if you turn the wrong corner Life expectancy is shorter than you really can imagine Hope to see 23, the only thing I'm asking REFRAIN: It's another day alone, it's a war to survive I'm all on my own, hope to make it home alive It's a street life street life My heart turn to stone, almost I can die You can run around forever but there ain't no where to hide It's a street life street life
VERSE2: Now who the hell's there someone's knocking on my door I feel ??? out to get me, hope to make it out for sure There ain't a star in the sky so it's hard to make a wish I might be the next to die it's hard to see through the mist ??blow a kiss for my mother give a hug to my brother Light the candle on the mantle say your prayer say another It's a street life we fight for everything we got Cuz the street lights ??? is the only thing we got I make my money in the hall way ???Feet's by the doorway Sell a pack make a stack i'll be here all day Hustle when it's broad day Forget what the law say Welcome to the jungle you're a long way from ??Broadway?? ??? Pistol packing in my jeans, seeing demons in my dreams What doesn it mean when your body turns ?? And you're scared of what's coming so you begin to run
VERSE3: Call the cops, call the ??? SWAT you??? got a mad man loose Deuce deuce ??? ain't no calling it truce I spit the truth ain't nothing but it, I'm rugged I'm ??? the bucket I'm used to having nothing so I'm always out for something Nevermind all the fronting why the hell would I lie I know exactly where I'm going why the hell should i try Everybody's getting locked up, bodies turn up chocked up Girls are being knocked up, blood is being mopped up You can get socked up so watch how you're talking The whole city's scorching so watch where you're walking This can happen often so it's really nothing new to me Usually you can catch a kiss before puberty People screaming unity but nothing seems to change Everybody ??saw the range?? I don't know what's in my brain enough to make a man insane all I feel is the ??wane?? I wanna welcome you to the city full of pain _________________ If it's not easy, don't do it!
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#5 (permalink) Thu Feb 16, 2012 14:01 pm Can you give me a hand to extract the text of this song, please? |
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I didn't expect to receive such a soon and complete answer. Excellent work OTS, I could understand lower than 40% of the text and this is so good that you could make out nearly all the lyrics despite you are not a native speaker, I wish I could get to your English level in the future. I decided to learn this song by heart because I take pleasure in repeating these rhythmic songs by myself while I'm walking lonely in the streets and in other suitable times :) you gave me a BIG hand, Thank you so much. "Kids turn to ???" in the line 6 perhaps is "Kids turn to burglars".
Thank you Bee. but I couldn't open the link you mentioned because www.youtube.com is blocked here and I have to use an anti-filter program to open it and It is not possible for me to use one of them at the moment. _________________ Man gets and forgets, God gives and forgives. |
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#6 (permalink) Tue May 08, 2012 10:13 am Not sure if you guys finished it or not...but here it 100% |
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VERSE1: Check it out Detroit city got me gritty I'm filthy I can't help it I really hope to make it with this hand I was dealt with Staring out my rearview, looking for a clearview It's hard to pray to god, when you fear the devil's near you Kids turn to buglars, streets are full of murders Enough to turn you cold so we all pack burners Junkies by the furnace and they're trying to keep warm Doing right ain't feeling right so I'd rather do wrong(hes from detroit) The world is on fire, you can hear the bodies burning The oil's running out, but the wheels keep turning Tomorow aint certain so I'm living for today I hope to go to colledge but prison's in the way Enough stress to rurn me craze so I'm looking much older Get killed for a quarter if you turn the wrong corner Life expectancy is shorter than you really can imagine Hope to see 23, the only thing I'm asking REFRAIN: It's another day alone, it's a war to survive I'm all on my own, hope to make it home alive It's a street life street life My heart turn to stone, almost I can die You can run around forever but there ain't no where to hide It's a street life street life
VERSE2: Now who the hell's there someone's knocking on my door I feel prison is out to get me, hope to make it out for sure There ain't a star in the sky so it's hard to make a wish I might be the next to die it's hard to see through the mist blow a kiss for my mother give a hug to my brother Light the candle on the mantle say your prayer say another It's a street life we fight for everything we got Cuz the street lights three strikes is the only thing we got I make my money in the hall way fiends(Drug addicts)Feet's by the doorway Sell a pack make a stack i'll be here all day Hustle when it's broad day Forget what the law say Welcome to the jungle you're a long way from Broadway [blivin like a hustler isn't really what it seems[/b] Pistol packing in my jeans, seeing demons in my dreams What doesn it mean when your body turns numb And you're scared of what's coming so you begin to run
VERSE3: Call the cops, call the SWAT you got a mad man loose Deuce deuce in my goose(or goons) ain't no calling it truce I spit the truth ain't nothing but it, I'm rugged I'm quick to buck it(Commonly used for fighting) I'm used to having nothing so I'm always out for something Nevermind all the fronting why the hell would I lie I know exactly where I'm going why the hell should i try Everybody's getting locked up, bodies turn up chocked up Girls are being knocked up, blood is being mopped up You can get socked up so watch how you're talking The whole city's scorching so watch where you're walking This can happen often so it's really nothing new to me Usually you can catch a kiss before puberty People screaming unity but nothing seems to change Everybody on the range(Commonly used for place to stay or shoot out) I don't know what's in my brain enough to make a man insane all I feel is the rain I wanna welcome you to the city full of pain |
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