| It’s when Billy’s whores are re to seeorkin'
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| They’re workin’with the skeleton crew
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| It’s when the sky over Jersey
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| That sky starts to drain from view
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| It’s when my woman pawns her voice so So she can make her old excuses sound new
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| But I just want one clue
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| 'Cause when the city drops into the night
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| Before the darkness there’s one moment of light
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| When everything seems clear
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| The other side, it seems so near
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| What seemed wrong?
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| I think it’s gonna be just about right
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| Before the city drops, the city drops
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| Into the night
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| It’s when the door to the River
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| That door is like 26 miles
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| It’s when ambitious little girls start
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| They start to dream about a change in style
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| It’s when the slick boys got their fingers
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| They got their fingers in the telephone dial
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| But I think I’ll just wait a while
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| Repeat Refrain
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| It’s when the sneak thieves are checkin'
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| They’re checkin the alleys for unlocked doors
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| And Billy’s sister’s gettin’frantic 'cause
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| 'Cause Billy’s sister’s little brother can’t score
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| It’s when the woman from the dream is. |
| ..
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| Oh my God! |
| That’s the woman on the floor
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| Each promise was just one promise more
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| Repeat Refrain
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| It’s when Teddy’s ghost is on the roof
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| Beatin’his drum
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| And Teddy’s best friend is two blocks East
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| And he’s makin’Teddy’s ex-girlfriend come
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| You know, they mistook Teddy’s blind trust. |
| ..
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| Just to prove that Teddy was dumb. |
| ..
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| But listen, you know, I think they are both just scum
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| Repeat Refrain
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| It’s when the body at the bottom,
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| That body is my own reflection
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| But it ain’t hip to sink that low
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| Unless you’re gonna make a resurrection
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| They’re always gonna come to your door
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| They’re gonna say, «It's just a routine inspection»
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| But what you get when you open your door
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| What you get is just another injection
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| And there’s always gonna be one more
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| With just a little bit less until the next one
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| They wait in shadows and steal the light from your eyes
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| To them vision’s just some costly infection
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| But listen, you should come with me
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| I’m the fire, I’m the fire’s reflection
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| I’m just a constant warning to take the other direction
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| Mister, I am your connection
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| Repeat Refrain |