So say one and so say all 
Say what you gotta say 
Or don't say nothing at all 
You been tossin' and turnin' through soft sticky nights 
While the Bronx below you fights to stay alive 
So say one and so say all 
Be what you gotta be 
Or don't be nothing at all 
Be gracious to your mother 
When you leave this neighbourhood 
The change is going to do her good 
Next to me you look bad 
`Cos there ain't no fresh air for my momma, my momma 
But the drop is shear 
When you break away 
Take me away 
It's just about time to hit the road 
And say 
You gotta believe in something 
It's easy to see 
My God is fading away 
So pick up your bible and pray for me 
We're all alone in the darkness 
But our eyes are wide open 
We don't see nothing 
And our hands are tied 
To the railings of the Bowery 
And the humid city slickers 
So say one and so say all 
We had a lot to say 
And we said it all 
The cost of living in dreams 
Is rising like a crime wave 
The American way of dying 
And it gets you every time 
And it looks like it's got to my momma 
My momma 
May she rest in peace