Jane moves over to share her pillow but opens her eyes to see johnny up and putting his clothes on, Janey sleeps in sheets damp with sweat, johnny sits up alone and watches her dream on, dream on,Īnd the sister prays for lost souls then breaks down in the chapel after everyone's gone. He called down, "hey little heroes, summer's long but i guess it ain't very sweet around here anymore, Johnny was sittin' on the fire escape watchin' the kids playin' down the They left the corners, threw away their switchblade knives and kissed each other goodbye. Them little barefoot street boys, they said their homes ain't no good, Them bare foot boys left their homes for the woods She whispered, "spanish johnny, you can leave me tonight, but just don't leave me alone."Īnd johnny cried, "puerto rican jane, word is down the cops have found the vein." Upstairs a band was playin' and the singer was singin' something about going home, Like a late juliet she knew she'd never be true but then she really didn't mind, Well, like a cool romeo he made his moves, oh she looked so fine Or we may walk until the daylight, maybe. We may find it out on the street tonight, baby, Now let them black boys in to light the soul flame, I want to drive you down to the other side of town where paradise ain't so crowded and there'll be action goin' down on shanty lane tonightĪll the golden heeled fairies in a real bitch-fight pull thirty-eights and kiss their girls goodnight. Puerto rican jane, oh won't you tell me what's your name.
Well, the pimps swung their axes and said, "johnny, you're a liar."Īnd from out of the shadows cam e a young girl's voice, said: "johnny don't cry." He tried sellin' his heart to the hard girls over on easy street,īut they said, "johnny, it falls apart so easy and you know hearts these days are cheap."Īnd the pimps swung their axes and said, "johnny, you're a cheater." Spanish johnny drove in from the underworld last night with bruised arms and broken rhythm and a beat-up old buick but dressed just like dynamite,
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