If you're on the block You better watch your back Someone might sneak up Thirsty for what you have You ride around on a little bike Casting your lot around Philadelphia, you got it on lockdown But there's no way that this atmosphere Won't corrode with fear On those milky nights You're spending with that bike My man, what was that sound? Scratching the walls around Your head is hanging down You know it's just a trick of light The days and nights that crowd up your sun Philadelphia, Philadelphia Ain't it funny how times can change? Arrangements rearrange The man you trust with your life Is looking at you sideways now In a week you'll be off the streets A coup with the cops and the thieves My man, you were slipping up You know it's all over now The days turned dark and streetlights come out Philadelphia, Philadelphia