Corner Stories (The Wire Show) by. Cheese Stanfield

Intro: (Duet, Spoken)

(MAN 1) You seen Bodie on the steps last night?

(MAN 2) Man, Bodie ain't been sleep since Thursday

(MAN 1) That's Westside for you, trap never close

(MAN 2) Police out there wild, had half the block froze

Verse 1

Sirens whine, then the boom from the alley

Balloons in a fist, cut deals in the valley

Carcetti on TV, bad news in the churn

Shorties play dice, whole world gon' burn

Wire strung up, cops lurk in disguise

Little man shot, momma's numb to the cries

Hustle don't stop, shirts with the tags

Omar mask on, two pumps in the bag

Chorus

Cops and dope boys runnin up corners

Baltimore streets ain't got no warners

Surveillance van parked, static on the scanner

Hoppers on the lookout, cops hit with the hammer

Post-Chorus

Wire tapped oh, block hot yo

Corner boys yeah, move in slow

Verse 2

Slim Charles with the look, Sergeant lands a hook

Avon moves weight, Marlo cooks with a crook

Strung out fiends sleepin under the bridge

Bubbles gettin clean, dreamin 'bout a fridge

Michael holding iron, 'Namond playin hard

Strip club wild, Snoop toss a card

BZ in a trap, Herc chasin rank

Bunk got the case, Freamon robbin the bank

Pre-Chorus

Hop the fence, duck the raid

City watch, deals get made

Payphone buzzin, tap goes click

Screenshots saved, stash real thick

Chorus

Cops and dope boys runnin up corners

Baltimore streets ain't got no warners

Surveillance van parked, static on the scanner

Hoppers on the lookout, cops hit with the hammer

Post-Chorus

Wire tapped oh, block hot yo

Corner boys yeah, move in slow

Verse 3

Prop Joe on the phones, slow talk, thick smoke

Prez bustin codes, got the numbers broke

Dukie with a dream, rust on the rim

Kima on the scene, grim to the brim

Pagers keep chirpin, runners on the chase

Stash in the sofa, tape on the face

Truancy slips, corners on fire

Spinners keep spin, numbers gettin' higher

Chorus

Cops and dope boys runnin up corners

Baltimore streets ain't got no warners

Surveillance van parked, static on the scanner

Hoppers on the lookout, cops hit with the hammer

Drop

Wire snap, code cracked

Roll out, fade to black

Outro

Empty vials crunchin glass in the dawn

McNulty still lost, case movin' on

Brick row memories, chalk on the road

Another young name, just another code

Steam from the grates, words on the wire

Cold eyes transfer, promises expire

All the names change, stories repeat

Project shadows deep in the heat