Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that bash
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
Pride and joy and greed and sex
That’s what makes our town the best
Pride and joy and dirty dreams and still surviving on the street
And look at me, I’m in tatters, yeah
I’ve been battered, what does it matter
Does it matter, uh-huh
Does it matter, uh-huh, I’m a shattered
People let me tell you 'bout my best friend,
He’s a warm hearted person who’ll love me till the end.
People let me tell you bout my best friend,
He’s a one boy cuddly toy, my up, my down, my pride and joy.
People let me tell you ‘bout him he’s so much fun
Whether we’re talkin’ man to man or whether we’re talking son to son.
Cause he’s my best friend.
Yes he’s my best friend.
Momma told me there would boys like you,
Tearing my heart in two,
Doing what you do best…
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this mama said
(Mama said, mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my mama said
(Mama said, mama said)
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
That ain’t the way to have fun, son
That ain’t the way to have fun, son
Mama, life had just begun
But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them.
In my life, I love you more.
Momma loved us, every one
Every daughter, every son
She gave herself so happily
That’s just the way she was, you see
Folks say Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I’m depending on you to tell me the truth
Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said, son
Papa was a rolling stone (well, well, well, well)
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone (lone, lone, lone, alone)
Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died, all he left us was alone
Momma’s in the graveyard,
People’s in the pen…
As the years where rushing by
he will cut down on his age,
he will tell his girl of how it used to be.
How his mommy past away
but this lines she would say
at the time
he couldnt understand
And mama used to say:
“Take your time young man”
And mama used to say:
“Don’t you rush to get old”
And mama used to say:
“Take it in your stride”
And mama used to say:
“Live your life”
Now you’ll never get to Heaven" Mama said
Remember Mama said
Ticking, ticking
“Grow up straight and true blue
Run along to bed”
Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking
It’s the heat and the steam of the city
Oh got me running and I just can’t brake
So stay, don’t leave me mama
'Cause its getting so hard, oh
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn’t it a pity
Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city
It was the heat of the moment
Telling me what your heart meant
The heat of the moment shone in your eyes
It’s like a heatwave,
Burning in my heart,
Making me cry,
Tearing me apart…
All wet! Hey you might need a raincoat
Shakedown! Dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hun-dred six-ty five de-grees
Burning down the house
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
You say you don’t like it
But girl I know you’re a liar
Cause when we kiss
Ooooh, Fire