lonely on the streets - jersey city
Singer:casualties, the
it's lonely on the streets tonight
i'll tell you about a place
where the poor write their songs
i'll tell you about a place
rent is cheap but dangerous
like a stepping razor everyone's a threat
better have eyes in the back of your head
won't put down their guns
the boys on newark avenue
ripped up boots dressed in black
the boys are all downtown
getting drunk and always tough
this is the new jungle the rich found out
a haven for the artists low income and the scum
our town is full of gangs and rats
the filthiest place i have been
drugs in the bodega stores
they deliver don't have to tip
eight year olds running in gangs
beating up people just for fun
murder just a fun day in my town
police are ex gang members
our mayor just gets drunk
city officials go to jail
opportunities for everyone
but the rent is very cheap
they chase me from my hometown