Janis Ian - Miracle Row lyrics

Marie lives on Miracle Row
She tells fortunes, you know
At a dollar a throw
Every pimp and every gigolo
Has made love in the afternoon
To the lady by the windowsill

Five healthy children and a home of your own
Back on Miracle Row
They all will follow the show
Soap opera in the afternoon
And the old ladies swear
At the sun like a sauna
On the tenement stair
All the boys play the conga
There’s a chill in the air
And yes, they’re gonna break out of here

TV in the summer heat talk show hard to beat
'Til she hit's the street
Ripping pavement underneath her heels
With the poetry of motion in chains
And the lady by the windowpane

Five healthy children and a home of your own
Back on Miracle Row
They all will follow the show
Love interest in the afternoon
And the old men swoon
And the sun gets hotter
Someone mumbles a tune
And the young men spot her
Running up to the room
And yes, they've gotta get out of here soon

Five healthy children and a home of your own
Back on Miracle Row
They all will count on the show
Soap opera in the afternoon
The old ladies swear
At the boys playing conga
On the tenement stair
And the sun is like a sauna
There’s a chill in the air
And yes, they’re gonna break out of here