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Nights in Harlem (A Darkchild extended remix)
Luther Vandross feat. Guru
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In the Big Apple, scars embedded like tattoos
Ghetto love, protection from what's coming at you
Keeping our heads up, maintaining self-esteem
And reminiscing on the Harlem night scene
We used to party all night
We used to hang out all night like it was alright
Hoping we all might make it through
Doing what it takes to do to keep it true
I like to reminisce about the night we kissed
It was somewhere in Harlem
The nights were hot and bright
You could treat your honey right
'Cause Sylvia's would burn all night
Remember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in Harlem
Remember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in Harlem
Ooh, big sister had a group
And they'd sit out on the stoop
And Lordy, could they harmonize
My cousin Joe could blow just like the radio
And he used to drive them B-girls wild
Remember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in Harlem
Remember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in Harlem
Remember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in Harlem
Remember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in Harlem
Ayo, the blocks are hot, Uptown, you know the spots
Nightlife, where this player's game is quite tight
125, Where my name's inscribed
Sparking trees, avoidin' felonies, keeping it live
Headed for the riches, straight to stardom
Can't forget the struggle though, Brooklyn to Harlem
Dapper Dans, shows at the Apollo
Harlem days, summertime, as mama I'm your follow
And through the pain we held on
With more to obtain, more to gain and can't dwell on
Bad vibes and sad lives we encountered
Take care of self and family, that's what it amounts to
Inhale, so you can feel this realness
The New York sound, down with more cast and feel it
Still this, yeah, some they may wanna
You can't duplicate the grit, I make it warmer
Just like the Harlem streets we all know
We're coming up, this time we all blow
We all grow, each one's gotta shine
A better life, that's what each one's gotta find
Remember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in Harlem
Remember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in Harlem
Remember the times we struggled and still held on
Remember the nights in Harlem
Remember the times when we would dance all night long
Remember the nights in Harlem