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