Indk - Living With L.e.s lyrics

When I first came to the neighborhood Down beneath the up above I knew I was in love. Abandoned buildings winking and the red light district blinking at me. Oh yeah, because I love criminals, I love crime. The neighborhood's a time bomb and it's ticking on time. But it's all going down, The mayor says he wants our town. But it's all going down, The mayor says he wants our town. Cuz someday- We'll be going home to find we don't have any home at all Anyday- They'll section off our block with riot gear and come evict us all Today- The lower east side is yuppified with fat cats and their poor folk hide Someday- Maybe we will re-emerge from east river a turning tide Avenue by avenue we'll take back everything we knew The gardens, Squats, and all our share. We'll even take back Tompkins Square! I've got something of a problem with the nation It's called gentrification Marching to our neighborhood to lock us in the station. "We're gonna clean up the streets!" What? so we got cleaner streets to sleep on? aw gee, thanks a lot I always thought, That k**ing was your main plot. Didn't know you were so damn upright about it Sneaking in expensive stores so we won't even fight about it Creeping up block by block, you think you're so damn right about it You've got all the "rights" you need the S's on the end are always dollar signs And we can read between the lines. Cuz someday- We'll be going home to find we don't have any home at all Anyday- They'll section off our block with riot gear and come evict us all Today- The lower east side is yuppified with fat cats and their poor folk hide Someday- Maybe we will re-emerge from east river a turning tide Avenue by avenue we'll take back everything we knew The gardens, Squats, and all our share. We'll even take back Tompkins Square! I've got something of a problem with the nation It's called gentrification Marching to our neighborhood to lock us in the station. PUSHING THE POOR OFF SHORE!