last tango on 16th street

selling late night transfers

try to make a play

the people with the answers

don't often pass this way

starting from dolores

all the way to three

it's the last tango on 16th street

the later that it gets

the meaner that it looks

there's a lot to learn out here

not found in books

we gotta solve the winter rain

watch out for the heat

when it's the last tango on 16th street

same old people begging quarters

stretching out their hands

vendors selling flores

from a plastic can

some are poor but honest

others lie and cheat

well it's the last tango on 16th street

all the homeless helpless need a place to stay

asking you for spare change

don't know what to say

gypsy plays a melody

a broken tooth just smile so sweet

it's the last tango on 16th street

same old song

i know you heard it

many times before

why this life in poverty seems so much like a war

just make sure you careful

where you place your feet

when it's the last tango on 16th street

some of them don't see so good when they leave the bars

talking loud and ugly

stepping from the cars

if you're holding valuables

it pays to be discrete

cuz it's the last tango on 16th street

dodge between the hookers

aim between their thighs

full moon shines above the bay

you can see it in their eyes

past the capp street dogleg

your heart might skip a bit

when it's the last tango on 16th street