Little Jon is on the streets late night on the ave.
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Lookin at the pretty girls and the things he'd love to have
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Street life heroes don't mean zero, but that's not what he sees
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Sidewalk stars and fancy cars makes him week at the knees
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He was Little Jon
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He slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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Slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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He slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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End today
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Hangin out in the midnight hour, comin home late at night
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Nothing's in the kitchen but a can of beer, his father wants to fight
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He's not ready, he's not ready for this, there's but so much he can take
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He wants to get away but he doesn't wanna work, lookin for a easy break
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He was Little Jon
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He slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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Slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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He slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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End today
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Kids at school are really cruel, they tease him about his clothes
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His shoes are worn, his coat is torn, he's hungry and it shows
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He can't take it, he says, "Forget about this, I know what I can do
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I'll stand on the corner, make money and I'm gonna live better than all of you"
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He was Little Jon
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He slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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Slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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He slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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End today
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( *street scene: sirens, shots* )
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Years have passed and at long, long last he's really lookin good
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But he's not livin comfortable, he's foolin the neighborhood
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Competition is jealous, the cops are hot, they all want him to fail
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Now his only choice in life is to die or live in jail
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He was Little Jon
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He slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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Slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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He slipped away
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He was Little Jon
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End today
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( *street scene: sirens, car pulls up* )
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"..investigate homicide on 116th and Eighth"
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"..homicide on 116th and Eighth"
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"..what we got here?"
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"Looks like a homicide, Chief"
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"Shame. Another one bites the dust"
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Little Jon
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Kool Moe Dee |