TIMES IS GETTING ROUGHER -ON THESE COLD STREETS. TIMES IS GETTING TOUGHER- ON THESE COLD STREETS. TIMES GETTING HARDER- ON THESE COLD STREETS. GOT A NIGGA WONDERING, IF GONNA MAKE IT ON THESE COLD STREETS. TRYING TO GET THIS CHEDDAR. TRYING TO GET THIS PAPER. GOT TO PAY THE BILLS JUST TO LIVE -ON THESE COLD STREETS. SOMETIMES I WONDER. SOMETIMES I PONDER. HOW AM GONNA MAKE IT -ON THESE COLD STREETS. EVERYDAY IS A STRUGGLE. EVERYDAY AM TRYING. SOMETIMES TIRED- BUT I KEEP ON PUSHING. ITS GOING TAKE A MIRACLE. TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE. I NEED A VACATION FROM THIS EVERYDAY STRUGGLE. IT GOING TO TAKE THE HAND GOD FOR ME TO BREAK THROUGH. ITS GOING TO TAKE THE HAND OF GOD FOR ME TO CROSS THE RED SEA. PHAROAH AND HIS SOLDIERS ARE COMING FOR ME. MY EARTHLY TYRANTS ARE PERSUING ME. AM HEADING TO THE PROMISE LAND WITHOUT THE ROD OF MOSES. I NEED A WAY OUT. ONLY GOD CAN SET ME FREE. FROM THESE FUCKING SLAVE LIFE. YOU ARE LUCKY IF YOU FIND LOVE ON THESE COLD STREETS. YOU NEED A PURE HEART IF YOU WANNA STAY LONG ON THESE STREETS. GLORY HALLELUYAH IF I MAKE IT ON THESE COLD STREETS. I PRESSING FORWARD LIKE A SOLDIER. GOT TO GET THE VICTORY.