'Cause every time they see me they ask for dough
 They think I'm rich 'cause my name is Kurtis Blow

 I can't stand it I can't take it no more

 (I can't stand it I can't take it no more) (x4)

 I can't take it no more (x4)

 Lookin' out my window five stories up
 I see a wino with a bottle he don't need a cup
 And there's a hooker in the alley way
 Takin' a chance,tryin' to make a days pay
 But the rats in the alley are takin' a stand
 Chewin' on somethin' that used to be a man

 I can't stand it,I can't take it no more (x2)

 I can't take it no more (x4)

 Gun shots just up the block
 By a kid whose head is hard as a rock
 A lady with a baby who was crossing the street
 Gets hit by a bullet and falls off her feet
 The people gather round,the baby is crying
 The ambulance is late and the lady is dying
 The trigger happy did not step off that day
 But the lady with the baby was a D-O-A

 I can't stand it,I can't take it no more (x2)

 I can't take it no more (x8