Charles & Eddie  N.Y.C    I was hanging out on Joy's front steps  It was the summer of love  We were in New York City  Vibe was cool with the radio on  I think it was Sly singing "Que Sera Sera"  My mother kept saying you're wastin' your life  Sittin' here watching the world go by  Why don't you guys get out there and do something  We did, we became brothers that night  Sharing our lives over a bottle of Ide's  But that was fine with me  There was some kind of riot on the lower  East Side  Some rich man shot some homeless guy  He thought he was being robbed    (chorus)    You can hear him say…  Can you believe this city    Didn't get much sleep staying out all night  Soul kitchen was hoppin'  We'd sneak in the side and dance  Smash was spinnin' some whack new song  We was all snappin' hard on his moms  But he was cool  That shit was funky  That shit was funky  Teachers were quittin' their jobs by the ton  Every kid in the school was totin' a gun  And they were just too scared    You can hear them say…  Can you believe this city    Ran into C on the E train  Had a brand new copy of Marvin Gaye's  "Trouble Man" I couldn't help thinkin' coming home that day  Is it New York City or back to L.A.