City Drops into the Night-The Jim Carroll Band

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:时间戳工具V2.0_20200810] [offset:0] [00:00.00]作词 : Carroll, Linsley, Linsley [00:16.62]It's when billy's whores are re to seeorkin' [00:19.92]They're workin' with the skeleton crew [00:24.12]It's when the sky over jersey [00:27.33]That sky starts to drain from view [00:31.74]It's when my woman pawns her voice so [00:34.26]So she can make her old excuses sound new [00:39.54]But i just want one clue [00:42.78]Refrain: [00:45.63]'cause when the city drops into the night [00:49.32]Before the darkness there's one moment of light [00:53.49]When everything seems clear [00:56.31]The other side it seems so near [01:01.17]What seemed wrong [01:04.23]I think it's gonna be just about right [01:09.09]Before the city drops the city drops [01:14.28]Into the night [01:23.82]It's when the door to the river [01:27.03]That door is like 26 miles [01:28.41]It's when ambitious little girls start [01:34.17]They start to dream about a change in style [01:38.85]It's when the slick boys got their fingers [01:41.61]They got their fingers in the telephone dial [01:47.37]But i think i'll just wait a while [01:54.63]Repeat refrain [02:00.66]It's when the sneak thieves are checkin' [02:09.90]They're checkin the alleys for unlocked doors [02:50.82]And billy's sister's gettin' frantic 'cause [02:56.13]'cause billy's sister's little brother can't score [03:01.50]It's when the woman from the dream is [03:04.53]Oh my god that's the woman on the floor [03:08.40]Each promise was just one promise more [03:17.58]Repeat refrain [03:23.43]It's when teddy's ghost is on the roof [03:34.38]Beatin' his drum [03:58.38]And teddy's best friend is two blocks east [04:03.60]And he's makin' teddy's ex-girlfriend come [04:06.78]You know they mistook teddy's blind trust [04:11.46]Just to prove that teddy was dumb [04:15.84]But listen you know i think they are both just scum [04:30.87]Repeat refrain [04:39.93]It's when the body at the bottom [05:27.15]That body is my own reflection [05:31.11]But it ain't hip to sink that low [05:34.32]Unless you're gonna make a resurrection [05:38.55]They're always gonna come to your door [05:41.70]They're gonna say it's just a routine inspection [05:45.96]But what you get when you open your door [05:49.38]What you get is just another injection [05:53.52]And there's always gonna be one more [05:55.77]With just a little bit less until the next one [06:00.39]They wait in shadows and steal the light from your eyes [06:03.24]To them vision's just some costly infection [06:08.76]But listen you should come with me [06:10.74]I'm the fire i'm the fire's reflection [06:16.80]I'm just a constant warning to take the other direction [06:23.46]Mister i am your connection [06:38.01]Repeat refrain