'Cause every time they see me they ask for dough  
 They think I'm rich 'cause my name is Kurtis Blow  
  
 I can't stand it I can't take it no more  
  
 (I can't stand it I can't take it no more) (x4)  
  
 I can't take it no more (x4)  
  
 Lookin' out my window five stories up  
 I see a wino with a bottle he don't need a cup  
 And there's a hooker in the alley way  
 Takin' a chance,tryin' to make a days pay  
 But the rats in the alley are takin' a stand  
 Chewin' on somethin' that used to be a man  
  
 I can't stand it,I can't take it no more (x2)  
  
 I can't take it no more (x4)  
  
 Gun shots just up the block  
 By a kid whose head is hard as a rock  
 A lady with a baby who was crossing the street  
 Gets hit by a bullet and falls off her feet  
 The people gather round,the baby is crying  
 The ambulance is late and the lady is dying  
 The trigger happy did not step off that day  
 But the lady with the baby was a D-O-A  
  
 I can't stand it,I can't take it no more (x2)  
  
 I can't take it no more (x8