| The strobe was pulsin' in the afterhours
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| The booze was flowin' free
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| When i first saw you across that room
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| On down by houston street
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| You were wrapped around a wiseguy
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| For all the world to see
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| Ah you touched my heart across that room
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| Then you came on home with me
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| The angels knew their business, boys
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| They knew what they were doin'
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| With your blazin' eyes and your raven hair
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| On down the road to ruin
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| I gave up friends and family
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| I gave up all i knew
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| I followed you like jesus christ
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| On down the road to ruin
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| The dawn threw up across the sky
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| We kissed like boy and girl
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| But neither of us was innocent
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| We’d both been screwed by the world
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| We clung onto each other
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| For fear we’d drift away
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| Ah you touched me to my heart’s desire
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| On the dawning of that day
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| «johnny,» you said
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| «i'm clean outa me head
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| I can’t take any more pain
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| If life’s for livin' then what are we doin'
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| Ploughin' these poisoned streets again and again»
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| Jenny, i didn’t know what i had in you
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| How could i be so dumb to walk out on you now what am i doin'
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| Ploughin' these poisoned streets again and again
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| And again and again and again and again and again
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| Iwonder where you are tonight
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| I hope you’re feelin' fine
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| In some saloon or afterhours
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| The men around you like flies
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| I keep on searchin' everywhere
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| I know just what i’m doin'
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| Ah you’re somewhere out there right in front of me
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| On down the road to ruin |