I never ask you where you go After I leave you in the morning We go our different ways to separate situations It’s not that easy anymore Today, I do what must be done I give my time to total strangers But now, it feels as though the day goes on forever More than it […]
Little Geo is a friend of mine We get some money and we buy a cheap wine, Sit on the corner and have a holiday, Hide the bottle when the cop goes by, Talk about women and lie, lie, lie Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away Wait for mamma to […]
I play nights in the Spanish part of town I’ve got music in my hands The work is hard to find but that don’t get me down Rosalinda understands Crazy Latin dancing solo down in Herald Square Oh, Havana, I’ve been searching for you everywhere And though I’ll never be there, I know what I […]
She cuts you once, she cuts you twice But still, you believe The wound is so fresh, you can taste the blood But you don’t have strength to leave You’ve been bought, you’ve been sold You’ve been locked outside the door But you stand there pleadin’ With your insides bleedin’ ‘Cause deep down, you want […]
Ali dances and the audience applauds Though he’s bathed in sweat, he hasn’t lost his style Ali, don’t you go downtown You gave away another round for free Whoa Me, I’m just another face at Zanzibar But the waitress always serves a secret smile, whoa She’s waiting out in Shantytown She’s gonna pull the curtains […]
Got a call from an old friend We used to be real close Said he couldn’t go on the American way Closed the shop, sold the house, Bought a ticket to the West Coast Now, he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A. I don’t need you to worry for me ’cause I’m alright I […]
If you search for tenderness, It isn’t hard to find You can have the love you need to live But if you look for truthfulness, You might just as well be blind It always seems to be so hard to give Honesty is such a lonely word Everyone is so untrue Honesty is hardly ever […]
Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine With your fine Park Avenue clothes You had the Dom Perignon in your hand And the spoon up your nose Ooh, when you wake up in the morning With your head on fire And your eyes too bloody to see, Go on and cry in your coffee […]
