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It's a hell of a town
There's smoke coming up through the holes in the ground It's a hell of a town Plenty of devils for taking you down Any time of night and day It's a hell of a town Getting drunk on the tears of a clown It's a hell of a town Steppin' out in a bulletproof gown So get out of my goddamn way I'm walking here I'm talking here It's a hell of a town Swimming out where the ships run aground It's a hell of a town Always room on the merry-go-round So step up and be damned today I'm walking here I'm talking here |
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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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Why smoke is coming out of ground
Tell me why My English make an ugly sound But I try Why Empire State Building green Tell me why Why house is smell of gasoline Do I die |
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I've had that dream again
Where I'm flying thirty feet Above the street again Looking though windows, there you are Sit down to eat again It's the usual egg foo yung You watch TV again Put the kids to bed And then I see you reaching for my number Then I hate you even more I see it all But no-one sees me fly - no-one feels my pain No-one hears me cry - no-one knows my name Is glamour and pain - glamour and pain Do you remember me Or just the shiny shiny shoes I had you kiss for me? And my legs as smooth as chrome Were you in ecstasy As you were pumping out a flood of dollar bills for me I'd cry mascara tears If only I could give a fuck about it And though you can't recall I see it all But no-one sees me fly - no-one feels my pain No-one hears me cry - no-one knows my name Is glamour and pain - glamour and pain I'm hanging in the air I look in your window at my own lipstick reflection there And behind it such a precious son et lumiere Of all the normal stuff about which I'm supposed to care I'd like to smash right through And help myself to your silverware To cut your throat and run Or maybe I'd just laugh at your expression Hooray for Superwhore I see it all But no-one sees me fly - no-one feels my pain No-one hears me cry - no-one knows my name Is glamour and pain - glamour and pain See me fly - feel my pain Hear me cry - know my name Glamour and pain |
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Dear Mom - I thought I found my sister
Downtown - less than a week ago I called in - and some guy said I just missed her She moved on - where do you think she'd go? Dear Mom - I know she's only sixteen She's tough - but these days you never know Someone - saw her at the El Mocambo He said - she put on quite a show What if she won't come home You know she don't want your money What if she won't come home Dear Mom - I saw her on the subway She looks good - she got a new tattoo She swears - she's gonna call me later I'd say - there's nothing we can do What if she won't come home You know she don't want your money What if she won't come home Dear Mom - I heard from my little sister Guess what - she's really doing well She told me - to give you a message for her "Dear Mom - why don't you go to hell" Now that she won't come home Maybe I'll stick around here Now that she won't come home Now that she won't come home Maybe I'll stay forever Now that she won't come home |
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Here we go, Monday morning at last
In the land of the brave and the bold Sunlight is hurting my eyes But it's on to the glittering prize There's a rent to pay Give me a coffee to go, make it fast There'll be a merger before it gets cold They've closed down the whole seventh floor The young guns are ready for war But I'm holding on Long ago and far away I was safe and sound But love got lost Along the way Saturday night, went to see La Boheme Used the spare ticket just for my coat I guess I should swallow my pride But I'd be damned if I hawked it outside In the pouring rain Monday morning and no one to blame Keep hitting icebergs but I'm still afloat I'd like a new body and face But I'd settle for a friend with a space On their calendar Up to now and hard to say Wonder what I've found But love got lost Along the way Here comes Mr. Worldly and Wise If he touches me again I'll scream I can't stand his sensitive eyes Like I'm some dying diva to him Touch me Don't touch me Touch me Don't touch me Don't touch me Don't touch me Long ago and far away I was safe and sound But love got lost Along the way |
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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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Here darkness never quite descends
Only the toughest stars Hang with neon friends Over neon candy stores Till the bitter end Oh madness Waits for me someday Raising a champagne glass Down some dark alleyway Down some mean magnetic street Stopping me to say... You could live anywhere you want to Give me one reason to stay Here monsters walk the earth again Mermaids in black and gold Perfume and cocaine Rising from a teeming sea Asking me again... You could have anyone you want to Give me one reason to stay I think I'll stay |
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