Baby calm down - take another glance
Baby calm down - you got a second chance
Baby calm down - take another glance
You got a second chance

Then the police arrive in numbers - and the crowd just stands and stares
And there's a cop - thinks he's James Dean - runnin' fingers through his hair
Swears she never heard the footsteps - not a clue that he was there
Trying so hard to remember - but the police don't seem to care

Baby calm down - take another glance
Baby calm down - you got a second chance
Baby calm down - take another glance
You got a second chance

She was born and raised in Harlem - where, man you know its tough
She was living in the fast lane - she was never quite fast enough
Sensed a movement in the darkness - and a flash that fills the night
Saw a bandito with a switchblade - tries to take her life

Baby calm down - take another glance
Baby calm down - you got a second chance
Baby calm down - Take another glance
Baby calm down - take another glance
Baby calm down - you got a second chance
Baby calm down - take another glance
You got a second chance