Monkey Hill

Lyrics for Monkey Hill

Last night and the night before The thunder crowed and the rooster roared I woke up sweating on somebody's floor You know how the story goes The dirty streets, they can be so mean Everybody trying to live so clean Me, I'm stuck here in between And it's a fine line Down on monkey hill Saw a brother screaming on the corner Talkin' 'bout some low down dirty shame And he said, "Gonna get so high that I just don't know my name" Between the buildings and the alleyways That's where the living is done Where the young boys chase the dragon That's where flesh and steel are one Down on monkey hill Saw another brother testifying this morning Talkin' 'bout how he lost everything And he said, "Gonna get so high that I just don't know my name" Everybody's talking shit and jivin' Hard to tell which is which Dealers and healers Businessmen and bankers They all be scratchin' that itch Down on monkey hill Saw another brother testifying this evening Talkin' 'bout how he left his soul in denang And he said, "Gonna get so high that I just don't know my name" Gonna get so high I don't know my name Down on monkey hill