Me and Pooch we were from the west end of town   And all the kids on the streets used to hang at the corner playground   There was Billy and Bobby and Rikki the Knife   And the girl I swear I'd love till the day I died   In the summers outta school you knew just what to do      On 10th Street   There's no school like my old school   On 10th Street   There's no food like the greasy spoon   On 10th Street   There's no bar like Crazy Lou's   On 10th Street   I wish that I could go back home      I didn't want to be your whipping post   But I pledge my love to the girl I love the most   And old pal Bonio he was straining his neck   I guess you got a little lovin' but you lost your respect   Yeah me and Pooch we were laughin'    Yeah we always had a ball      On 10th Street   Life was so simple then   On 10th Street   I miss all my good old friends   On 10th Street   Give me a house with a picket fence   On 10th Street   That's my America      But now they put up a parking lot   They made the people all get out   Damn the man with a plan to put an end   I said damn the man with a plan to put an end to   10th Street      On 10th Street   Life was so simple then   On 10th Street   I miss all my good old friends   On 10th Street   Give me a house with a picket fence   On 10th Street   That's my America      God Bless America   God Bless America Yeah   On 10th Street   God Bless America