Well, the dawn cracked just like a bull-whip 'Cause it wasn't takin' no lip from the night And it out the streets As the stew bums up like bounced checks Rubbin' their
And the sky turned the of Pepto-Bismol Yeah, and the lots growled My old sport coat full of notes And a receipt from a late night
The hawk had his whole out there, in the wind And he got a for you to beware Kickin' your ass in, in a cold-blooded Dishin' out than a good man can bear
And I got shoes untied, my out Ain't got a ghost of a chance with this old Just an for rent, down the block And Theater with live burlesque Man, the scowlin' with his feet on the desk Boom, boom, against the curtain, still hurtin', ay, ay
And then push came to shove and came to biff like that just lay you out stiff Maybe I'll go to And you know, get me a tattoo or My brother-in-law there
And it's a skid mark tattoo on the blue Was that a
Yeah, it's Liz and Montgomery Cliff on to the broads with the same ol' riff, yeah "Hey baby, why don't you come up to my We'll listen to smooth music on the stereo" "No, thank you", she "You got any Getz records?" 'No man, I got Brothers"
So I combed back my Detroit, up my pegs I wiped my Stacy and I jackknifed my legs Yeah, I got on a movin' violation
Yeah baby, you put me on hold and I'm out in the And gettin' mighty cold It's colder than a gut-shot bitch, wolf dog with nine pups Pullin' a number 4 trap up a in the dead of winter In the middle of a snowstorm with a mouth full of porcupine
Well, I don't you, baby You see, it's a known fact, you know I'm four to the wind, I'm glad you're gone I'm you're gone 'cause I'm finally alone Glad you're gone but I wish you'd come Yeah, and I out of bed
'Cause the was crackin' hard, just like a bull-whip And it wasn't takin' no lip the night before Yeah, as it out the streets And the stew bums showed up just bounced checks Rubbin' their
And the sky turned the color of And my old sport full of promissory notes And the had his whole family out there, in the wind He got a message for you to
Kickin' your ass in, in a cold blooded He'll be dishin' out more a good man can bear Well, let's take it to Get a little apartment