I was born on the streets of New York City
Where growin' up was easy just the same
I didn't know what I had
And I didn't know what I was missing
'Til I met Little Lai and he showed me the way
Bert wouldn't tell me anything
Even when I'd asked him everything
Baby look inside
For Little Lai you cannot hide
And for a couple of days we'll take it all in stride
Little Lai had a business proposition
And he knew that I wouldn't say no
He took me into the glow of the cabana
And he asked all the ladies to go
He used a key the kind I'd never seen
And the box opened up in the light
Lai assured me that the deal was good
And that the ladies were the rest of the night
Bert wouldn't tell me anything
Even when I'd asked him everything
Baby look inside
For Little Lai you cannot hide
And for a couple of days we'll take it all in stride
Baby look inside
For Little Lai you cannot hide
And for a couple of days we'll take it all in stride
Little Lai was on a path of self-destruction
All the fun he had had was just a game
He didn't know where he was
And he didn't know where he was going
Last I saw Little Lai he was boarding the train
Bert wouldn't tell me anything
Even when I'd asked him everything
Baby look inside
For Little Lai you cannot hide
And for a couple of days we'll take it all in stride