It was a cold december on 2nd ave and 6th st (and 6th st) too cold to think about anybody passing me (passing me) when I overheard I'm gonna tell you straight from the shoulder (shoulder) yeah boy, you better get running The corner of 2nd and 6th and outta time with a cough, feeling lost yeah yeah, and a bottle of cheap wine just then I realized that I can't seem to understand when I saw that guy heading for the dopeman It's just the same old story, yeah on the same old street and it's just another worn down, yeah worn out casualty on 2nd ave and 6th st On the corner of 2nd, 6th and feeling down (down) when I overheard I'm gonna take a gun and take you out (take you out) just then I realized that I can't seem to understand (understand) how anyone can take the life of another man, go It