所属专辑:Hammersmith Odeon, London ’75
时长: 05:28
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band[00:00:00]
I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra[00:00:20]
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova[00:00:26]
I could walk like Brando right into the sun[00:00:29]
Then dance just like a Casanova[00:00:36]
With my blackjack and jacket and hair slicked sweet[00:00:37]
Silver star studs on my duds like a Harley in heat[00:00:43]
When I strut down the street I could feel its heartbeat[00:00:46]
The sisters fell back and said Don't that man look pretty[00:00:49]
The cripple on the corner cried out Nickels for your pity[00:00:53]
Them gasoline boys downtown sure talk gritty[00:00:55]
It's so hard to be a saint in the city[00:00:58]
I was the king of the alley mama I could talk some trash[00:01:06]
I was the prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggar's bash[00:01:10]
I was the pimp's main prophet I kept everything cool[00:01:18]
Just a backstreet gambler with the luck to lose[00:01:21]
And when the heat came down it was left on the ground[00:01:24]
The devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the street[00:01:29]
Showin' me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat[00:01:32]
I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat[00:01:35]
It's so hard to be a saint when you're just a boy out on the street[00:01:38]
And the sages of the subway sit just like the living dead[00:01:46]
As the tracks clack out the rhythm their eyes fixed straight ahead[00:01:48]
They ride the line of balance and hold on by just a thread[00:01:51]
But it's too hot in these tunnels you can get hit up by the heat[00:01:54]
You get up to get out at your next stop but they push you back down in your seat[00:01:58]
Your heart starts beatin' faster as you struggle to your feet[00:02:01]
Then you're outa that hole and back up on the street[00:02:03]
And them South Side sisters sure look pretty[00:02:06]
The cripple on the corner cries out Nickels for your pity[00:02:10]
And them downtown boys sure talk gritty[00:02:13]
It's so hard to be a saint in the city[00:02:16]