《Crime in the City》歌词

[00:00:14] Well the cop made the showdown

[00:00:17] He was sure he was right

[00:00:19] He had all of the lowdown

[00:00:21] From the bank heist last night

[00:00:25] His best friend was the robber

[00:00:29] And his wife was a thief

[00:00:32] All the children were killers

[00:00:37] They couldn't get no relief

[00:00:39] The bungalow was surrounded

[00:00:40] When a voice loud and clear

[00:00:44] Said come on out with your hands up

[00:00:45] Or we'll blow you out of here

[00:00:48] There was a face in the window

[00:00:51] The tv cameras rolled

[00:00:54] Then they cut to the announcer

[00:00:56] And the story was told

[00:00:59] The artist looked at the producer

[00:01:04] The producer sat back

[00:01:07] He said what we have got here

[00:01:44] Is a perfect track

[00:01:50] But we don't have a vocal

[00:01:58] And we don't have a song

[00:01:59] If we could get these things accomplished

[00:02:05] Nothin' else could go wrong

[00:02:09] So he balanced the ashtray

[00:02:12] As he picked up the phone

[00:02:13] And said send me a songwriter

[00:02:19] Who's drifted far from home

[00:02:20] And make sure that he's hungry

[00:02:23] Make sure he's alone

[00:02:26] Send me a cheeseburger

[00:02:31] And a new rolling stone

[00:02:33] Yeah

[00:03:25] There's still crime in the city

[00:03:29] Said the cop on the beat

[00:03:32] I don't know if I can stop it

[00:03:36] I feel like meat on the street

[00:03:40] They paint my car like a target

[00:03:44] I take my orders from fools

[00:03:47] Meanwhile some kid blows my head off

[00:03:51] Well I play by their rules

[00:03:54] That's why I'm doin' it my way

[00:03:58] I took the law in my hands

[00:04:01] So here I am in the alleyway

[00:04:05] A wad of cash in my pants

[00:04:07] I get paid by a ten year old

[00:04:10] He says he looks up to me

[00:04:14] There's still crime in the city

[00:04:17] But it's good to be free

[00:04:21] Yeah

[00:04:22] Now I come from a family

[00:04:22] That has a broken home

[00:04:29] Sometimes I talk to daddy

[00:04:29] On the telephone

[00:04:35] When he says that he loves me

[00:04:41] I know that he does

[00:04:41] But I wish I could see him

[00:04:44] I wish I knew where he was

[00:04:51] But that's the way all my friends are

[00:04:56] Except maybe one or two

[00:04:57] Wish I could see him this weekend

[00:04:59] Wish I could walk in his shoes

[00:05:00] But now I'm doin' my own thing

[00:05:04] Sometimes I'm good then I'm bad

[00:05:15] Although my home has been broken

[00:05:16] It's the best home I ever had

[00:05:17] Yeah

[00:05:21] Well I keep gettin' younger

[00:05:24] My life's been funny that way

[00:05:28] Before I ever learned to talk

[00:05:32] I forgot what to say

[00:05:36] I sassed back to my mom

[00:05:40] I sassed back to my teacher

[00:05:43] I got thrown out of Bible school

[00:05:47] For sassin' back at the preacher

[00:05:50] Then I grew up to be a fireman

[00:05:53] Put out every fire in town

[00:05:57] Put out anything smokin'

[00:06:00] But when I put the hose down

[00:06:02] The judge sent me to prison

[00:06:06] He gave me life without parole

[00:06:09] Wish I never put the hose down

[00:06:13] Wish I never got old