The Boomtown Rats - Joey's on the Street Again lyrics
[The Boomtown Rats - Joey's on the Street Again lyrics]
Sooner or later, when the dawn was breaking
The joint was jumping and
The walls were shaking
Joey sneaked in the backdoor way
Pretending he was with the band
He never used to pay
He was no great draw at pulling the chicks
He used to lie against the wall like
He was holding up the bricks
And all the things that guy used
To do to get his kicks
He was a legand in his
Lifetime with the neighborhood kids
They said, Joey did this and Joey did that
Oh, that guy was crazy, what a crazy cat
Then something strange would happen
There's trouble on the way
And trouble only means one thing
Joey's on the street again
He's on the street again
Joey grew older, older without a cause
Got married, had some kids and had his
Brushes with the law
Settled down and got a job
Then said "I'm leaving" one day
"I've gotta hang loose a while
Take care while I'm away"
People said they'd seen him
They were nearly always wrong
No one knew how much he had
Where he'd gone or for how long
Till one day there came a rumour
Floating from the docks
Saying a crazy stranger had been
Found lying among the rocks
They said, Joey was this and Joey was that
Oh, that guy was crazy, what a crazy cat
And no one quite believed it
All rumours are the same
And now if something happens they say
Joey's on the street again
He's on the street again, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
When Joey moved away a lot of the kids said
"I can't stay around here"
They said, "I'm moving out, going away"
They said, "I'm leaving, getting out"
They said, "I'm leaving, going
Away, going away, going away"
They said, "I'm leaving, I'm
Leaving, I'm leaving, i'm leaving"
I'm gonna go somewhere where it doesn't stink
Away from the alleys, somewhere I can think
Wash the dirt from my hands
Watch it wash down the sink
It's a strain on the brain
Living close to the brink
Look at the brickwall gravestone where
Some kid was sprayed
Saying nobody could be bothered
To rule here OK don't believe it
Don't believe it what they say on TV
There's no romance, no romance, no romance
There's no romance, no romance, no romance
No romance for Joey in this city
The joint was jumping and
The walls were shaking
Joey sneaked in the backdoor way
Pretending he was with the band
He never used to pay
He was no great draw at pulling the chicks
He used to lie against the wall like
He was holding up the bricks
And all the things that guy used
To do to get his kicks
He was a legand in his
Lifetime with the neighborhood kids
They said, Joey did this and Joey did that
Oh, that guy was crazy, what a crazy cat
Then something strange would happen
There's trouble on the way
And trouble only means one thing
Joey's on the street again
He's on the street again
Joey grew older, older without a cause
Got married, had some kids and had his
Brushes with the law
Settled down and got a job
Then said "I'm leaving" one day
"I've gotta hang loose a while
Take care while I'm away"
People said they'd seen him
They were nearly always wrong
No one knew how much he had
Where he'd gone or for how long
Till one day there came a rumour
Floating from the docks
Saying a crazy stranger had been
Found lying among the rocks
They said, Joey was this and Joey was that
Oh, that guy was crazy, what a crazy cat
And no one quite believed it
All rumours are the same
And now if something happens they say
Joey's on the street again
He's on the street again, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
When Joey moved away a lot of the kids said
"I can't stay around here"
They said, "I'm moving out, going away"
They said, "I'm leaving, getting out"
They said, "I'm leaving, going
Away, going away, going away"
They said, "I'm leaving, I'm
Leaving, I'm leaving, i'm leaving"
I'm gonna go somewhere where it doesn't stink
Away from the alleys, somewhere I can think
Wash the dirt from my hands
Watch it wash down the sink
It's a strain on the brain
Living close to the brink
Look at the brickwall gravestone where
Some kid was sprayed
Saying nobody could be bothered
To rule here OK don't believe it
Don't believe it what they say on TV
There's no romance, no romance, no romance
There's no romance, no romance, no romance
No romance for Joey in this city