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"It's Hard to Be a Saint in The City" Videos
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I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a super-nova
I could walk like brando right into the sun, an' dance just like a casanova
With my black-jack and jacket and my hair slicked sweet
Silver studs on my duds just like a harley in heat
When I strut down the street I can hear its' heartbeat
The sisters fell back and said "don't that man look pretty"
The cripple on the corner cried out "penny, nickels for your pity"
Them gasoline boys down-town, they sure talk gritty
It's so hard to be a saint in the city
I was the king of the alley, mama, I could talk some trash
I was the prince of the paupers, crowned down-town at the beggars' bash
I was a pimps main prophet, I kept everything cool
Just a back-street gambler with the luck to lo..ose
And when the heat came down it was left on the ground, mama
Devil appeared to me like jesus through the steam in the street, an'
Showed me a hand that even the cops couldn't beat
And I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat, and it's so hard to be a saint when you're just a poor bo..oy out on the street
And the sages of the subway sit just like the living dead
As the tracks clack out the rhythm, the eyes fixed straight ahead
They ride the line of balancin', hold on by just a thread
Well, it's too hot in these tunnels, you can get hit up by the heat
When you get up to get out at your next stop, but they push you right down in your seat
And your heart starts beatin' faster as you struggle to your feet
Then you're out of that hole!, back on the street
And them south-side sisters, they sure look pretty
And the cripple on the corner cries out "nickels for your pity"
And them down-town boys, they sure talk gritty
It's so hard to be a saint in the c..c..city
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- I'll Follow You 2006
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- Pretty Pink Rose 2006
- Sue 2014
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- Dodo 2008
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- Fame 90 2008
- Fly 2007
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- Rupeat The Riley 2006
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- No One Calls 2007
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- Lover to The Dawn 2006
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- So She 2013
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- Under Pressure (Rah Mix) 2007
- Up The Hill Backwards (1999 Digital Remaster) 2007
- The Stars 2013
- When You Rock'n' Roll With Me 2006
- Volare 2006
- Little Fat Man 2016
- A New Career in a New Town (2017 Remastered Version) 2018
- Medley 2017
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- Track 7 2015
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- Track 2 2015
- Voyeur of Utter Destruction 2006
- You've Got A Habit Of Leaving Liza Jane 2014
- You Can't Talk 2006
- You Belong in Rock N' Roll 2006
- Wishful Beginings 2006
- Segue: Ramona A. Stone/I Am With Name 2008
- When The Wind Blows (Remastered) 2007
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- I'll Follow You - David Jones 2008
- I'm Afraid Of Americans (Original Showgirls Version) 2007
- I'm Deranged (reprise) 2008
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- I'm Waiting For The Man 2008
- Ian Fish U.K. Heir 2007
- Lieb Mis Bis Dienstag - Love You Till Tuesday 2006
- Lightning Fightning 2006
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- Lust for Life 2006
- Maguc Dance 2007
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- Nightclubbing 2006
- Over The Wall We Go (Oscar Version) 2007
- The King of Stamford Hill 2006
- Planet of Dreams 2006
- Rebel Never Gets Old 2008
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- Shoppong for Girls 2006
- Something In The Air (american Psycho Remix) 2008
- Sweet Jane 2007
- Take Me Tip 2006
- That's Motivation 2006
- The Gospel According to Tony Day 2006
- China Girl (Live '83) (2018 Remastered Version) 2018
- Let's Dance (Live '83) (2018 Remastered Version) 2018
- Starman (2002 Remaster) 2018
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- Heroes - 2017 Remaster 2019
- Let's Dance (Club Bolly Radio Mix) 2020
- Bombers (In Concert, John Peel, Recorded 3.6.71) [2000 Remastered Version] 2020
- Let's Dance (Single Version) [2002 Remaster] 2020
- Fame (2016 Remastered Version) 2020
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- The Mysteries 2006
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- Funtime 2015
- Gimme Danger 2015
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- I Wanna Be Your Dog 2015
- Introduction 2015
- Memory of a Free Festival, Pt. 1 2015
- Memory of a Free Festival, Pt. 2 2015
- Farewell Speech 2015
- "Heroes" (French) 2007
- "Heroes"-"Helden" 2007
- & Quot;Helden & Quot ; 2006
- & Quot;Heroes & Quot ; 2006
- & Quot;Heroes & Quot;- & Quot;Helden & Quot ; 2006
- 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore 2014
- 1917 2006
- A Foggy Day 2006
- Absolute Beginners (Single Version) 2007
- Absolute Gewinners 2006
- Al Alba 2006
- Algeria Touchriek 2006
- All Saints 2006
- Amlapura ( Indomesian Version) 2007
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- Baby Grace 2006
- Baby It Can't Fall 2006
- Better Wrong 2006
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- Bleed Like a Crazed, Day 2006
- Brilliant Adevnture 2006
- Buss Stop 2006
- Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (Single Version) 2007
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- Crystal Japan 2006
- Day In Day Out (Single Version) 2007
- Do Do 2006
- Fashi0n 2006
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- Heaven's in Here 2006
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Singles
342 songs
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- The Laughing Gnome 2006
- Port of Amsterdam 2006
- This Is Not America 2005
- This Is Not America 2005
- Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola 2006
- Conversation Piece 2006
- The Laughing Gnome 2006
- Love Song 2006
- Nature Boy 2006
- Love Song 2006
- Dancing In The Street 2014
- Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 2005
- Dancing In The Street 2014
- Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy 2006
- Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 2005
- Sweet Head 2006
- Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy 2006
- Julie 2006
- We All Go Through 2006
- Sweet Head 2006
- Conversation Piece 2006
- The Gospel According to Tony Day 2006
- Liza Jane 2006
- The London Boys 2006
- Baal's Hymn 2006
- Life Is A Circus 2007
- Did You Ever Have A Dream 2007
- Pretty Pink Rose 2006
- Real Cool World 2006
- Did You Ever Have A Dream 2007
- You've Got a Habit of Leaving 2006
- Asher to Asher 2006
- Bombers 2006
- Growin' Up 2006
- Even a Fool Learns to Love 2006
- The London Boys 2006
- Sex & The Church 2006
- Tired of My Life 2006
- How Lucky You Are 2006
- Ching - a - Ling Song 2006
- Looking for a Friend 2008
- Little Toy Soldier 2006
- Asher to Asher 2006
- When I'm Five 2006
- I'm a Laser 2006
- Looking for a Friend 2008
- Port of Amsterdam 2006
- Neukoln 2006
- Right on Mother 2006
- Battle for Britain 2006
- "Heroes" (English) 2007
- We All Go Through 2006
- It's No Game 2006
- Dance Magic Dance 2006
- Even a Fool Learns to Love 2006
- Julie 2006
- It's Hard to Be a Saint in The City 1989
- Alabama Song (Aufstieg Und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny) 2005
- I'll Follow You 2006
- Remembering Marie a. 2006
- Bombers 2006
- Ching - a - Ling Song 2006
- Crystal Japan 2006
- David Bowie's Revolutionary Song 2006
- I'll Follow You 2006
- Liza Jane 2006
- The King of Stamford Hill 2006
- Pretty Pink Rose 2006
- Sue 2014
- Threepenny Pierrot 2006
- Buzz The Fuzz 2006
- Dodo 2008
- I'm a Laser 2006
- Fly 2007
- Everything is You 2006
- Fame 90 2008
- Glad I've Got Nobody 2006
- No One Calls 2007
- Rupeat The Riley 2006
- That's Where My Heart Is 2006
- Underground [long version] 2007
- "Heroes"-"Helden" 2007
- 1917 2006
- Better Wrong 2006
- Dodo 2008
- Fame 90 2008
- Girls 2006
- Life Is A Circus 2007
- Lust for Life 2006
- Major Tom 2007
- Neukoln 2006
- Sue 2014
- The Mirror 2006
- When I'm Five 2006
- You've Got a Habit of Leaving 2006
- Nothing to Be Desired 2006
- Queen Of All The Tarts (Overture) 2008
- Sex And The Church 2008
- Silver Treetop School for Boys 2006
- So She 2013
- The Mirror 2006
- David Bowie's Revolutionary Song 2006
- Dirty Song 2006
- Don't Be Afraid 2006
- Louie Louie, Go Home 2006
- Lover to The Dawn 2006
- Girls 2006
- Ballad Of The Adventurers 2006
- & Quot;Heroes & Quot;- & Quot;Helden & Quot ; 2006
- I Pity The Fool 2006
- I Pray Ole 2006
- I Want My Baby Back 2006
- I Want My Baby Back - David Jones 2008
- Absolute Beginners (Single Version) 2007
- I'll Follow You - David Jones 2008
- A Foggy Day 2006
- I'm Afraid Of Americans (Original Showgirls Version) 2007
- I'm Deranged (reprise) 2008
- I'm Not Loosing Sleep 2006
- I'm Waiting For The Man 2008
- Ian Fish U.K. Heir 2007
- 1917 2006
- I Am With Name 2006
- & Quot;Heroes & Quot ; 2006
- Lieb Mis Bis Dienstag - Love You Till Tuesday 2006
- & Quot;Helden & Quot ; 2006
- Lightning Fightning 2006
- Lightning Frightening - Previously Unreleased 2008
- "Heroes"-"Helden" 2007
- "Heroes" (French) 2007
- Farewell Speech 2015
- Memory of a Free Festival, Pt. 2 2015
- Memory of a Free Festival, Pt. 1 2015
- Lust for Life 2006
- Fashi0n 2006
- Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (Single Version) 2007
- Crystal Japan 2006
- Buss Stop 2006
- Brilliant Adevnture 2006
- Day In Day Out (Single Version) 2007
- Bleed Like a Crazed, Day 2006
- Bleed Like A Craze, Dad 2008
- Do Do 2006
- Better Wrong 2006
- Baby It Can't Fall 2006
- Baby Grace 2006
- Baby 2006
- Columbine 2006
- Amlapura ( Indomesian Version) 2007
- Footstompin' 2006
- All Saints 2006
- Algeria Touchriek 2006
- Al Alba 2006
- Gunman 2006
- Hammerhead 2006
- Heaven (The Rays) 2010
- Heaven's in Here 2006
- Hello Spaceboy 2006
- Absolute Gewinners 2006
- Maguc Dance 2007
- Memory Of A Free Festival Part 2 2008
- Nightclubbing 2006
- Over The Wall We Go (Oscar Version) 2007
- People from Bad Homes 2006
- Planet of Dreams 2006
- Rebel Never Gets Old 2008
- Rock 'N' Roll Suicide (2012 - Remaster) 1972
- Segue - Nathan Adler 2006
- Segue - Nathan Adler 2 2006
- Segue - Ramona A. Stone 2007
- Segue: Ramona A. Stone/I Am With Name 2008
- Set The World On Fire 2013
- Shoppong for Girls 2006
- Something In The Air (american Psycho Remix) 2008
- Sweet Jane 2007
- Take Me Tip 2006
- That's Motivation 2006
- The Gospel According to Tony Day 2006
- The King of Stamford Hill 2006
- The Stars 2013
- Under Pressure (Rah Mix) 2007
- Underground (Single Version) 2007
- Up The Hill Backwards (1999 Digital Remaster) 2007
- Volare 2006
- Voyeur of Utter Destruction 2006
- Watching That Man 2006
- We Shall Go to Town 2006
- When The Wind Blows (Remastered) 2007
- When You Rock'n' Roll With Me 2006
- Wishful Beginings 2006
- You Belong in Rock N' Roll 2006
- You Can't Talk 2006
- You've Got A Habit Of Leaving Liza Jane 2014
- Little Fat Man 2016
- Track 2 2015
- Track 3 2015
- Track 4 2015
- Track 5 2015
- Track 6 2015
- A New Career in a New Town (2017 Remastered Version) 2018
- China Girl (Live '83) (2018 Remastered Version) 2018
- Let's Dance (Live '83) (2018 Remastered Version) 2018
- Starman (2002 Remaster) 2018
- Heroes (Single Version) [2002 Remaster] 2019
- Heroes - 2017 Remaster 2019
- 5. 15 The Angels Have Gone 2006
- "Heroes" (English) 2007
- "Heroes" (French) 2007
- & Quot;Helden & Quot ; 2006
- & Quot;Heroes & Quot ; 2006
- & Quot;Heroes & Quot;- & Quot;Helden & Quot ; 2006
- A Foggy Day 2006
- A New Career in a New Town (2017 Remastered Version) 2018
- Absolute Beginners (Single Version) 2007
- Absolute Gewinners 2006
- Al Alba 2006
- Alabama Song (Aufstieg Und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny) 2005
- Algeria Touchriek 2006
- All Saints 2006
- Amlapura ( Indomesian Version) 2007
- Baal's Hymn 2006
- Baby 2006
- Baby Grace 2006
- Baby It Can't Fall 2006
- Ballad Of The Adventurers 2006
- Battle for Britain 2006
- Bleed Like A Craze, Dad 2008
- Bleed Like a Crazed, Day 2006
- Brilliant Adevnture 2006
- Buss Stop 2006
- Buzz The Fuzz 2006
- Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (Single Version) 2007
- China Girl (Live '83) (2018 Remastered Version) 2018
- Columbine 2006
- Dance Magic Dance 2006
- Day In Day Out (Single Version) 2007
- Dirty Song 2006
- Do Do 2006
- Don't Be Afraid 2006
- Everything is You 2006
- Farewell Speech 2015
- Fashi0n 2006
- Fly 2007
- Footstompin' 2006
- Glad I've Got Nobody 2006
- Growin' Up 2006
- Gunman 2006
- Hammerhead 2006
- Heaven (The Rays) 2010
- Heaven's in Here 2006
- Hello Spaceboy 2006
- Heroes (Single Version) [2002 Remaster] 2019
- Heroes - 2017 Remaster 2019
- How Lucky You Are 2006
- I Am With Name 2006
- I Pity The Fool 2006
- I Pray Ole 2006
- I Want My Baby Back 2006
- I Want My Baby Back - David Jones 2008
- I'll Follow You - David Jones 2008
- I'm Afraid Of Americans (Original Showgirls Version) 2007
- I'm Deranged (reprise) 2008
- I'm Not Loosing Sleep 2006
- I'm Waiting For The Man 2008
- Ian Fish U.K. Heir 2007
- It's Hard to Be a Saint in The City 1989
- It's No Game 2006
- Let's Dance (Live '83) (2018 Remastered Version) 2018
- Lieb Mis Bis Dienstag - Love You Till Tuesday 2006
- Lightning Fightning 2006
- Lightning Frightening - Previously Unreleased 2008
- Little Fat Man 2016
- Little Toy Soldier 2006
- Louie Louie, Go Home 2006
- Lover to The Dawn 2006
- Maguc Dance 2007
- Memory Of A Free Festival Part 2 2008
- Memory of a Free Festival, Pt. 1 2015
- Memory of a Free Festival, Pt. 2 2015
- Nature Boy 2006
- Nightclubbing 2006
- No One Calls 2007
- Nothing to Be Desired 2006
- Over The Wall We Go (Oscar Version) 2007
- People from Bad Homes 2006
- Planet of Dreams 2006
- Queen Of All The Tarts (Overture) 2008
- Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola 2006
- Real Cool World 2006
- Rebel Never Gets Old 2008
- Remembering Marie a. 2006
- Right on Mother 2006
- Rock 'N' Roll Suicide (2012 - Remaster) 1972
- Rupeat The Riley 2006
- Segue - Nathan Adler 2006
- Segue - Nathan Adler 2 2006
- Segue - Ramona A. Stone 2007
- Segue: Ramona A. Stone/I Am With Name 2008
- Set The World On Fire 2013
- Sex & The Church 2006
- Sex And The Church 2008
- Shoppong for Girls 2006
- Silver Treetop School for Boys 2006
- So She 2013
- Something In The Air (american Psycho Remix) 2008
- Starman (2002 Remaster) 2018
- Sweet Jane 2007
- Take Me Tip 2006
- That's Motivation 2006
- That's Where My Heart Is 2006
- The Stars 2013
- Threepenny Pierrot 2006
- Tired of My Life 2006
- Track 2 2015
- Track 3 2015
- Track 4 2015
- Track 5 2015
- Track 6 2015
- Track 7 2015
- Under Pressure (Rah Mix) 2007
- Underground (Single Version) 2007
- Underground [long version] 2007
- Up The Hill Backwards (1999 Digital Remaster) 2007
- Volare 2006
- Voyeur of Utter Destruction 2006
- Watching That Man 2006
- We Shall Go to Town 2006
- When The Wind Blows (Remastered) 2007
- When You Rock'n' Roll With Me 2006
- Wishful Beginings 2006
- You Belong in Rock N' Roll 2006
- You Can't Talk 2006
- You've Got A Habit Of Leaving Liza Jane 2014
- Let's Dance (Club Bolly Radio Mix) 2020
- Bombers (In Concert, John Peel, Recorded 3.6.71) [2000 Remastered Version] 2020
- Let's Dance (Single Version) [2002 Remaster] 2020
- Fame (2016 Remastered Version) 2020
- Bombers (In Concert, John Peel, Recorded 3.6.71) [2000 Remastered Version] 2020
- Fame (2016 Remastered Version) 2020
- Let's Dance (Club Bolly Radio Mix) 2020
- Let's Dance (Single Version) [2002 Remaster] 2020
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