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It was on a summer night, she says, a year ago today
Packed, the place was packed The chicos lookin' for some play He wore a satin shirt and said a prayer to Yemaya And he was calm and handsome As they squeezed through to the bar The girls were in tight dresses, just like sweets in cellophane Everyone was there Sabroson from Spanish Harlem And luz from Camaguey In her hand a single rose, and in her mouth a razorblade Hot, the place was hot Too many people to be safe Who cared It was our night Watch us seize the day And dance it all away... Bailamos, esa noche, bailamos In Happyland It was on a summer night, she says - yes, it was a year ago Hot, the place was hot but where else were they gonna go And then she heard the screams And saw the smoke come down And then it really turned into the hottest club in town She remembers all the firetrucks And that maldito TV crew And he, he didn't make it So, "mi amor, this song's for you" She's got red shoes on her feet A nd a red smile on her face And people say she's loca, to go back into that place Who cared This is my night Watch me seize the day And dance it all away... Bailare, esta noche, bailare In Happyland |
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At a bar on 43rd at quarter to two
Met my friend the Chinese Elvis and hoisted a few He talks like Mickey Mouse And sees with x-ray eyes Lives in a cardboard house I almost gave him the prize Until you Came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody Stranger than you At 83rd and Amsterdam there's an Indian Jew Who pierced all his private parts with a permanent screw He sleeps on a bed of nails Which came from outer space And in my taller tales I gave him pride of place Until you Came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody stranger than you Stranger than you I'm not complaining even though I'm not sure what you are I've got the strangest feeling (good) about this love bizarre I could have stayed in bed H iding from this freaky show I'm happy that instead I knew just where to go When you came along - thanks for opening my eyes Things you do - right or wrong It should come as no surprise When you live in a town where there's always somebody Stranger than you Are you a boy - are you a girl Are you an oyster - are you a pearl Are you a fish - are you a fowl? Are you an angel - are you from hell |
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I was so low
People almost made me give up trying Always said no The I turned around saw someone smiling I stepped into I stepped into Into another Into another I stepped into I stepped into Into another Into another world There was no light I was going to all the wrong places Like day from night Suddenly I saw a thousand faces I stepped into I stepped into Into another Into another I stepped into I stepped into Into another Into another world |
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Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street
From my window I'm staring while my coffee goes cold Look over there (where?) There, there's a lady that I used to know She's married now or engaged or something, so I'm told Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight? Is she really going out with him? 'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me, there's something going wrong around here Tonight's the night when I go to all the parties down my street I wash my hair and I kid myself I look real smooth Look over there (where?) There, here comes Jeanie with her new boyfriend They say that looks don't count for much, if so, there goes your proof Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight? Is she really going out with him? 'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me, there's something going wrong around here Around here But if looks could kill There's a man there who is marked down as dead 'Cause I've had my fill Listen you, take your hands from her head I get so mean around the scene Hey, hey, hey Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight? Is she really going out with him? 'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me, there's something going wrong around here Around here Something going wrong around here Something going wrong around here Something going wrong around here Something going wrong around |
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Of all the stupid things I could have thought
This was the worst I started to believe That I was born at seventeen And all the stupid things The letters and the broken verse Stayed hidden at the bottom of the drawer They'd always been And now I plough through piles Of bills, receipts and credit cards And tickets and the Daily News And sometimes I just . . . Wanna go back to my home town Though I know it'll never be the same Back to my home town 'Cause it's been so long And I'm wondering if it's still there We think we're pretty smart Us city slickers get around And when the going's rough We kill the pain and relocate We're never married Never faithful not to any town But we never leave the past behind We just accumulate So sometimes when the music stops I seem to hear a distant sound Of waves and seagulls Football crowds and church bells And I . . . Wanna go back to my home town Though I know it'll never be the same Back to my home town 'Cause it's been so long And I'm wondering if it's still there Back to my home town Though I know it'll never be the same Back to my home town 'Cause it's been so long And I'm wondering if it's still there |
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Take your mind back ? I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed to be just us and them Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue Boys that always grew up better men than me and you What's a man now ? what's a man mean Is he rough or is he rugged Is he cultural and clean Now it's all change ? it's got to change more 'Cause we think it's getting better but nobody's really sure And so it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are See the nice boys ? dancing in pairs Golden earring golden tan Blow-wave in the hair Sure they're all straight ? straight as a line All the gays are macho Can't you see the leather shine You don't want to sound dumb ? don't want to offend So don't call me a faggot Not unless you are a friend Then if you're tall and handsome and strong You can wear the uniform and I could play along And so it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are Time to get scared ? time to change plan Don't know how to treat a lady Don't know how to be a man Time to admit ? what you call defeat 'Cause there's women running past you now and you just drag your feet Man makes a gun ? Man goes to war Man can kill and man can drink and man can take a whore Kill all the blacks ? kill all the reds And if there's war between the sexes then there'll be no people left And so it goes ? go round again But now and then we wonder who the real men are |
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Please mister can't you help me try to find my baby's house
It's three in the morning in the pouring rain I can't find the house and i forgot the number But I gotta give her these roses to relieve her pain Don't laugh... just tell me you've been there before So we fight but we fight every evening And I tell you every morning I just love her more And life goes on... filled with disasters and friction And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction Excuse me operator... tell me what time it is Me and my lover been in bed all day I think I strained a muscle I didn't know I had And tell me what day it is anyway Don't laugh... just tell me you hear what I say I love her so much I don't even know what planet I'm on Love her so much I wish she'd just go away And life goes on... filled with bizarre contradictions And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction I know that sometimes love goes But sometimes it comes back to getcha And when love grows It grows like a flower or grows like a tumor Love shows that God has a sense of humor Life goes on... ever immune to prediction And life can be strange But love can be stranger than fiction Only love can be stranger than fiction |
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Uptown ? downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target Black, white ? day, night No one's fussy I'm a target Somebody say I'm crazy Walking in this neighbourhood Say you can't be too careful But that won't do no good I'm no one special But any part of town Someone could smile at me then Shake my hand then gun me down Uptown ? downtown No one's fussy I'm a target Black, white ? day, night No one's fussy I'm a target Somebody say I'm crazy Living in this crazy town I say maybe you're just lazy Got to either swim or drown I know what I'm doing I'm happy day to day But then something happens Takes my nerve away Uptown ? downtown No one's fussy I'm a target Black, white ? day, night No one's fussy I'm a target |
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Can't drink the water
Can't breathe the air Can't hide down in the sewer 'cause there's crocodiles down there My hovel needs a barricade My pants need an alarm Need some non-alcoholic whiskey And some giuliani charm Just because you're paranoid Don't mean they're not out to get ya Don't look at me on the subway And I won't look at you Don't touch me with your greasy gloves And syphilitic flu Brain cancer causes cell phones Brain damage causes drugs I'm staying off the streets 'cause Gangwar causes thugs Just because you're paranoid Don't mean they're not out to get ya |
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Wake up, got another day to
Get through now, got another man to see Got to call him on the telephone Got to find a piece of paper Sit down, got another letter to write Think I got to get a letter just right There's a ringing on the telephone, oh no -- Got to write a little later No such day as tomorrow, only one two three go! Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head If I tell you what I'm doing today Will you shut up and get out of my way? Someone asked me what the time is, I don't know Only know I gotta go now No time: trying to get a watch repaired No time: never got a thing to wear Hear the ringin' of the telephone, no no Hear a ringin' in my head now No such thing as tomorrow, only one two three go! Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head |
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