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Lyrics for Incident On 57th Street by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:
| | | Artist: | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
| | Album: | Unknown | | Track: | Incident On 57th Street | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 357 | | | | Lyrics: | Spanish Johnny drove in from the underworld last night
With bruised arms and broken rhythm in a
beat-up old Buick
But dressed just like dynamite
He tried sellin' his heart to the hard
girls over on Easy Street
But they sighed "Johnny it falls apart so easy and you know hearts
these days are cheap"
And the pimps swung their axes and said "Johnny you're a cheater."
Well the pimps swung their axes and said "Johnny you're a liar"
And from out of the
shadows came a young girl's voice said: "Johnny don't cry"
Puerto Rican Jane, oh won't you tell
me what's your name.
I want to drive you down to the other side of town where paradise ain't so
crowded, there'll be action goin' down on Shanty Lane tonight
All them golden-heeled fairies in
a real bitch fight
Pull .38s and kiss the girls good night
Oh good night, it's
alright Jane
Now let them black boys in to light the soul flame
We may find it out on the
street tonight baby
Or we may walk until the daylight maybe
Well like a cool Romeo he
made his moves, oh she looked so fine
Like a late Juliet she knew he'd never be true but then
she really didn't mind
Upstairs a band was playin', the singer was singin' something about
goin' home
She whispered, "Spanish Johnny, you can leave me tonight but just don't leave me
alone"
And Johnny cried "Puerto Rican Jane, word is down the cops have found the vein"
Oh them barefoot boys left their homes for the woods
Them little barefoot street boys they
say homes ain't no good
They left the corners, threw away all their switchblade knives and
kissed each other good-bye
Johnny was sittin' on the fire escape watchin' the kids playin'
down the street
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