Dead End Street-Lou Rawls

[ti:Dead End Street (2006 Digital Remaster)] [ar:Lou Rawls] [al:The Very Best Of Lou Rawls] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dead End Street (2006 Digital Remaster) - Lou Rawls [00:07.29]Written by：D. Axelrod/B. Raleigh/L. Rawls [00:14.59]I was born in a city that they call [00:16.49]The Windy city [00:17.59] [00:19.00]And they call it the Windy [00:19.89]City because of the Hawk [00:21.37] [00:22.63]The Hawk [00:23.13] [00:23.90]The Almighty hawk [00:24.81] [00:25.86]Mister Wind [00:26.95] [00:27.92]Takes care of plenty business [00:29.30] [00:29.92]'Round winter time [00:31.01] [00:34.37]The place that I lived in [00:35.82] [00:37.49]Was on a street that uh [00:38.83] [00:39.87]Happened to be one of [00:40.68]The dead end streets [00:41.98] [00:43.24]Where there was nothing to block [00:45.30] [00:46.13]The wind the elements [00:47.73] [00:49.05]Nothing to buffer them for me [00:51.18]To keep 'em [00:52.14]From knockin' my bed down d'y'hea'm [00:55.23]I mean really sockin' it to me [00:57.46] [00:58.50]When the boiler would bust [00:59.53]And the heat was gone d'y'hea'm [01:01.61] [01:02.36]I had to get fully dressed before [01:04.08]I could go to bed [01:05.03] [01:05.74]Course I couldn't put on [01:06.74]My goulashes 'cause [01:07.58]They had buckles on 'em [01:08.83]And my folks didn't play that [01:09.86]They said don't you tear up [01:11.02]My bed clothes wit' dem boot hushies on [01:13.08] [01:14.23]But I was fortunate [01:15.38] [01:16.87]Soon as I was big enough to get [01:18.13]A job and save enough money [01:19.12] [01:19.76]Get a ticket [01:20.77] [01:21.27]Catch anything I split [01:22.81] [01:24.17]And I said one day I'm 'onna return [01:26.06] [01:27.47]And I'm gonna straighten it all out [01:28.84] [01:30.75]And I'm 'bout ready to go back now [01:32.70]So I thought I'd tell you about it [01:34.36] [01:38.06]Ah they say this is a big rich town [01:41.39]But I live in the poorest part [01:44.76] [01:46.27]I know I'm on a dead end street [01:49.35]In a city without a heart [01:52.60] [01:53.99]I learned to fight before I was six [01:57.49]The only way I could get along [02:00.91] [02:02.03]When you're raised on a dead end street [02:05.44]You've gotta be tough and strong [02:08.69] [02:09.44]Now all the guys I know gettin' in trouble [02:11.62]That's how it's always been [02:13.87]When the odds are all against you [02:15.72]How can you win [02:17.82]Yeah [02:19.02]Yeah yeah [02:20.52] [02:22.66]Ah lord 'n' now yeah [02:24.48] [02:28.25]I'm gonna push my way out of here [02:31.37] [02:32.11]Even though I can't say when [02:34.89] [02:35.94]But I'm gonna get off of [02:37.67]This dead end street [02:39.38]And I ain't never gonna come back again [02:42.99] [02:43.71]Never [02:44.51] [02:46.66]No no no [02:48.38] [02:52.23]Oh now lord [02:53.43] [02:55.83]Again now yeah [02:56.70] [03:00.37]I'm gonna push my way out of here [03:03.41] [03:04.01]Even though I can't say when [03:06.96] [03:07.67]But I'm gonna get off of [03:09.47]This dead end street [03:11.66]And I ain't gonna never come back again [03:15.19]No no no [03:16.54] [03:17.35]I ain't gonna come back to [03:18.96]This dead end street no more [03:21.70]No [03:22.65]'Cause I'm gonna get me a job [03:25.45] [03:27.56]I'm gonna save my dough [03:29.64] [03:32.16]Get away from here [03:33.70] [03:35.15]I ain't gonna come back no more [03:37.71] [03:39.58]I'm tired of a dead end street [03:41.89] [03:44.27]I want to get out in the world [03:46.00]And learn something [03:47.04] [03:47.90]Tired of breakin' my back [03:49.71] [03:51.75]I want to start usin' my mind