Harlem in The Eighties
Written by: Heidi Kolman
Harlem in the 80's
How do you get outta the hood
When the hood is in your head?
How do I explore The chambers of my heart
When they are Harlem in the 80's
and it's way late after dark

My emotions are the burnt out buildings
Windows Eyes that don’t
The very walls A squatter's paradise
Heroin Rats
and Crack and mice
How do I get outta the hood
when the hood is in my head
How do I explore the chambers of my heart
When they are l Harlem in the 80's
and it's way late and after dark

There's a voice in my head
And her name is no
Every time I wanna up and outta here,
She tells me don’t you go

She packed my potential
And put it on a shelf up too high
And when I go to reach for it
She tell me don’t you try

How do I get out of the hood
when the hood is in my head?
How do explore the chambers of my heart
When they are Harlem in the 80's
and its way late and after dark

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