do you feel it yes i feel it i feel my beloved barrio my ghetto this is the story of where iwas born no man's land between 115th street and 125th everyone today is talking aboutabout the hard times they had we had hard times but we had good times too i can remember thesummer summertime was beautiful the days were long we didn't need any ocean breeze to the leftwe had the hudson river to the right the east river when we had to refresh ourselves who neededthe ocean we had the pump you remember the johnny pump all we needed was a good good screwdriverand a can and we were refreshed at night the breeze was beautiful tar beach that was ourmeeting place and we had we had fun galore when i went home my mother was beautiful our food wasreally together rice and beans that's our soul food with a little cuchi fritos on the sideand for a little dessert we had mavi the grooviest tasting drink you want to tryeverything was beautiful to me my querido my beautiful body my ghettoyes i feel it but i feel it in another wayi feel the pressure that keeps us downyes i feel it i feel it baby but i feel it in another wayyou feel ityou feel itis a place that's uptowni feel i feel all the fear and the hatethat's where fear and hate is coming placei said it telling you about being hungryuptown that's the place that's poverty aboundsi used to love it there the placewhere i was born but somewhere there's a better placewhen i find it i'll be gone gone gone gone gonei feel it i feel it in my bonesgonna search for another another homedo you feel itsaid i feel it feel it in my bonesi feel itsoon as i can i'll be gone gone gonei feel it i feel it yes i feel iti feel itwhere barbara dear boundsgotta get awaygotta get awaygotta get awaygotta get awaygotta get awayyou