Momma’s in the kitchen with mister Joe
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And daddy must be halfway to St. Paul by now
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And the people next door won’t let’cha get no sleep
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Seems like they’ve been fighting there all week
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And it gets so hot down here in east L. A
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And the streets are gonna run like a river today
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And the welfare man, yeah he’s waiting at the door
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Wants to have a word with mamma
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And he wants a little bit more
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And no one’s tryin' anymore
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Ya just get promises
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And you’ve heard all the promises before
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Oh, this is some tough city
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Yeah, this is one hard town
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Wo-ho, this is some tough city
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They build you up and then they tear you down
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Oh, this is one tough city
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Wo-ho, this is one tough city
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This is one hard town
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Hard town baby, yeah, yeah, yeah
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There’s man on the radio
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And he’s readin' the news
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Says things are tough all over like 1932
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Ain’t no hope when it gets this slow
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Seems like everybody gave up years ago
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And no one’s tryin' anymore, anymore
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Ya just get promises
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And you’ve heard all the promises before
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Yes you have now
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Oh, this is some tough city
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Yeah, this is one hard town
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Wo-ho, this is some tough city
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They build you up and then they tear you down, tear you down
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Yes they tear you down, tear you down
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This is one hard town
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Hard town baby, yeah, yeah
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There’s a line outside the mission
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Gonna get you what’cha want
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And the salvation army’s got the sisters out in front
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And the unemployment office it stays open all night long
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And the President keeps sayin'
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Yeah, we’ll make this country strong
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Oh, this is some tough city
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Yeah, this is one hard town
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Wo-ho, this is some tough city
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They build you up and then they tear you down
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Oh, this is some tough city
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Yeah, this is one hard town
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Wo-ho, this is some tough city
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They build you up and then they tear you down
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Oh, this is some tough city
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This is one hard town
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(this is some tough city)
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Yes, they’ll tear you down
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Oh, this is some tough city
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This is one hard town-oh, this is some tough city
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They build you up… |