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City streets we meet again

Five n'dime we hung as friends

Ruled the streets and didn't give a damn

Dreaming of the times we shared

Never cried we didn't care

Hopped the A train and rode on back home

Johnny law he knew our names

On the streets we had our fame

Living life full on without a care

Mean streets, take me back again

To the place where I became a man

Mean streets, take me to my home

To the place where we all roamed

Sidewalk shuffle was our game

Full of spunk and full of flame

Never left until the sun went down

To l'Amours to get our fix

Stroll the cat club, pick up chicks

Memory lane will never be the same

Johnny law was on our side

Never ran and didn't hide

Living life full on without a care

Mean streets, take me back again

To the place where I became a man

Mean streets, take me to my home

To the place where we all roamed

Sticks and stones won't break our bones

To the alleys we once owned

Sire's wail was always beckoning

Black and blue we did our best

Kickin' ass and takin' names again

I fought the law and the law won

Gave 'em hell and had some fun

We're still dreaming of our crazy times

Mean streets, take me back again

To the place where I became a man

Mean streets, take me to my home

To the place where we all roamed

Take me back again

To the streets where I became a man

Take me back to my home

To the place where we all roamed

'Cause I'm back on the streets again