Gold

Sweet talkin' johnny push a john quicker than he spit
Street walkin' tin with a crooked crown waitin' for it
There she goes
She born in boston but the amtrak took her away
She lives in brooklyn but she works outta queens in the
Black limousines, money in the bank
Black limousines, money in the bank
Send it home

Tina toledo got a kid that lives with her ma
She takes the subway after school, makes up her face, changes clothes
There she goes
She feels the rain coming down on washington square
She gives the cops on the beat a little discount
And then, then, then it's
Black limousines, money in the bank
Black limousines, money in the bank
Wend it home

Hard on the knees, money in the bag
Hard on the knees, money in the bag
Send it home for medical school

Rock herself to sleep with the rhythm of the rain
Beating like the be against the window frame
Of her hotel room
Rock herself to sleep with the tunes on the dash
Don't take no credit cards, she takes cash
Says, "money, money, money in the bank
Money, money, money in the bank
Money, money, money in the bank
Money, money, money in the bank

It ain't no easy life but it pays pretty good,
Keeps her out of the cold
It ain't no easy life
But it's silver and gold
Silver, silver, silver and gold

Tina toledo's street walkin' blues
Street walkin', wtreet walkin' blues

Did i slip? i know i stumbled
Did i trip? 'cause i know i fell
All's i know is i'll wake up here in my clothes tomorrow
But oh, girl i wish i knew you well
But oh, girl i wish i knew you well
But i'm just sayin' hi, to your answering bell

Did i run? i thought i was walkin'
Through your inexhaustible gale
The names are changed but the constellations
Are still fallin'
Oh girl, if you could only tell
Oh girl, if you could only tell
But i'm just sayin' hi

Let your tears fall and touch my skin
Then your thunderclouds could rage and wail
I will collect them all for you in butterfly jars
And oh girl, i'll build your wishing well
Oh girl, i'll build your wishing well
But i'm just sayin' hi, to your answering bell

Did i sleep? 'cause i musta been dreamin'
Did i weep? 'cause i cried like hell
All's i want is your fortress of tears to crumble

And oh girl, i'd tear 'em down myself
And oh girl, the story's they could tell
But i'm just sayin' hi

Well, i shuffled through the city on the 4th of july
I had a firecracker waiting to blow
Breakin' like a rocket who makin' its way
To the cities of mexico
Lived in an apartment out on avenue a
I had a tar-hut on the corner of 10th
Had myself a lover who was finer than gold
But i've broken up and busted up since

And love don't play any games with me
Anymore like she did before
The world won't wait, so i better shake
That thing right out there through the door
Hell, i still love you, new york

Found myself a picture that would fit in the folds
Of my wallet and it stayed pretty good
Still amazed i didn't lose it on the roof of the place
When i was drunk and i was thinking of you
Every day the children they were singing their tune
Out on the streets and you could hear from inside
Used to take the subway up to houston and 3rd
I would wait for you and i'd try to hide

And love won't play any games with me
Anymore if you don't want it to
The world won't wait and i watched you shake
But honey, i don't blame you
Hell, i still love you, new york
Hell, i still love you, new york
New york

I remember christmas in the blistering cold
In a church on the upper west side
Babe, i stood their singing, i was holding your arm
You were holding my trust like a child
Found a lot of trouble out on avenue b
But i tried to keep the overhead low
Farewell to the city and the love of my life
At least we left before we had to go

And love won't play any games with you
Anymore if you want 'em to
So we better shake this old thing out the door
I'll always be thinkin' of you
I'll always love you though new york
I'll always love you though new york, new york, new york

Black birds slow and softly breaks a glass of wine
Broken bluesy whisper sing to me tonight
Well, everybody wants to go forever
I just wanna burn up hard and bright
I just wanna be your firecracker
And maybe be your baby tonight
Maybe be your baby tonight

Lady, your kicks of silence cough into your room
Kiss me slow and softly make me dream of you
Well, everybody wants to forever
I just wanna burn up hard and bright
I just wanna be your firecracker
And maybe be your baby tonight
Maybe be your baby tonight

So when does the plane go down
'cause i'm ride it till it hits the ground
Then go out with a fight
'cause i just wanna be your baby tonight

I wish i had a sylvia plath
Busted tooth and a smile
And cigarette ashes in her drink
The kind that goes out and then sleeps for a week
The kind that goes out on her
To give me a reason, for well, i dunno

And maybe she'd take me to france
Or maybe to spain and she'd ask me to dance
In a mansion on the top of a hill
She'd ash on the carpets
And slip me a pill
Then she'd get pretty loaded on gin
And maybe she'd give me a bath
How i wish i had a sylvia plath

And she and i would sleep on a boat
And swim in the sea without clothes
With rain falling fast on the sea
While she was swimming away, she'd be winking at me
Telling me it would all be okay
Out on the horizon and fading away
And i'd swim to the boat and i'd laugh
I gotta get me a sylvia plath

And maybe she'd take me to france
Or maybe to spain and she'd ask me to dance
In a mansion on the top of a hill
She'd ash on the carpets
And slip me a pill
Then she'd get pretty loaded on gin
And maybe she'd give me a bath
How i wish i had a sylvia plath
I wish i had a sylvia plath

Poor girl, no ma
Nothing much to speak of but a rough diamond
Sleep now and your angels will come, dear
Poor matilda
Handcuffed to the wheel
And steering wildly
Through love's fields, so blindly

Forever only takes its toll on some
But, tonight you're sleeping alone without him
Tonight you're sleeping alone without him
And everything went up in smoke like wildflowers
Wildflowers, dear

Poor girl, lonely
Shuffles through the parade
Of a sleepless circus serenade
Hold on, dear

Poor girl, no ma
Sister steals her a coat
For the windless breezes
Sleep now and jesus will come, dear

Forever only takes it's toll on some
But, tonight you're sleeping alone without him
Tonight you're sleeping alone without him
And everything went up in smoke like wild flowers
Wildflowers, dear

"ah the night...here it comes again"
It's on with the jeans, the jacket and the shirt
How'd i end up feeling so bad
For such a little girl
And i hold you close in the back of my mind
Feels so good but damn it makes me hurt
And i'm too scared to know to how i feel about you now
La cienega just smiles..."see ya around"
And i hold you close in the back of my mind
And raise my glass 'cause either way i'm dead
Neither of you really help me to sleep anymore
One breaks my body and the other breaks my soul
La cienega just smiles as it waves goodbye
"ah the night...here it comes again"
It's off with the jeans, the jacket and the shirt
How'd i end up feeling so bad
For such a little girl
And i hold you close in the back of my mind
Feels so good but damn it makes me hurt
And i'm too scared to know how i feel about you now
How i feel about you now
La cienega just smiles and says, "i'll see you around"

Riot on the streets, the touch beneath the sheets
It's only gonna make me love you more
The cops they got the guns, the night destroys the sun
It's only gonna make me love you more

This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but i'll teach you how to shake
And i'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more

Moonlight on the beach, sweet amphetamines
It's only gonna make you love me more
Bottles and the cans, the idiots go dance
It's only gonna make me love you more

This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but i'll teach you how to shake
And i'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more

They say love is hell,
But i've only been laughin' ever since i fell
It's only gonna make me love you more
The lord will have his way but i'm just a call away
It's only gonna make you love me more

This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but i'll teach you how to shake
And i'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more