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