Текст песни Dead End Street

I was born in a city that they call

"The Windy City"

And they call it the Windy City because of "the Hawk"

The Hawk

The Almighty Hawk

Mister Wind

Takes care of plenty business

'Round winter time

The place that I lived in

Was on a street that uh

Happened to be one of the dead-end streets

Where there was nothing to block

The wind the elements

Nothing to buffer them for me

To keep 'em

From knockin' my bed down d'y'hea'm

I mean really sockin' it to me

When the boiler would bust and the heat was gone d'y'hea'm

I had to get fully dressed before I could go to bed

Course I couldn't put on my "goulashes" 'cause they had buckles on 'em

And my folks didn't play that

They said "don't you tear up my bed clothes wit' dem boot hushies on"

But I was fortunate

Soon as I was big enough to get a job and save enough money

Get a ticket

Catch anything I split

And I said "one day I'm 'onna return

And I'm gonna straighten it all out"

And I'm 'bout ready to go back now

So I thought I'd tell you about it

Ah they say this is a big rich town

But I live in the poorest part

I know I'm on a dead-end street

In a city without a heart
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I learned to fight before I was six

The only way I could get along

When you're raised on a dead-end street

You've gotta be tough and strong

Now all the guys I know gettin' in trouble

That's how it's always been

When the odds are all against you

How can you win

Yeah

Yeah yeah

Ah Lord 'n' now yeah

I'm gonna push my way out of here

Even though I can't say when

But I'm gonna get off of this dead-end street

And I ain't never gonna come back again

Never

No no no

Oh now Lord

Again now yeah

I'm gonna push my way out of here

Even though I can't say when

But I'm gonna get off of this dead-end street

And I ain't gonna never come back again

No no no

I ain't gonna come back to this dead-end street no more

No

'Cause I'm gonna get me a job

I'm gonna save my dough

Get away from here

I ain't gonna come back no more

I'm tired of a dead-end street

I want to get out in the world and learn something

Tired of breakin' my back

I want to start usin' my mind