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Walkin' Down Madison
Kirsty MacColl
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Walking down Madison, swear I never had a gun
No, I never shot no one, I was only having fun
Walking down Madison, swear I never had a gun
I was philosophizing some, checking out the bums
See, you give 'em your nickels, your pennies and dimes
But you can't give 'em hope in these mercenary times, oh no
And you feel real guilty 'bout the coat on
Your back and the sandwich in hand, oh no
From an uptown apartment to a knife on the A train, it's not that far
From the sharks in the penthouse to the
Rats in the basement, it's not that far
To the bag lady frozen asleep in the park, oh no, it's not that far
I'll tell you if you'd like to know
Walking down Madison, I swear I never had a gun
No, I never shot no one, wouldn't do it just for fun
Walking down Madison, trying to keep my head screwed on
I was philosophizing some, checking out the bums
When you get to the corner, don't look at those freaks
Keep your head down low, stay quick on your feet, oh yeah
The beat boy from Harlem with the Air Force coat
The ones who died, the ones who tried
The ones that sit and gloat, oh!
From an uptown apartment to a knife on the A train, it's not that far
From the sharks in the penthouse to the
Rats in the basement, it's not that far
To the bag lady frozen asleep on the church steps, it's not that far
I'll tell you if you'd like to know
From an uptown apartment to a knife on the A train, it's not that far
From the sharks in the penthouse to the
Rats in the basement, it's not that far
To the bag lady frozen asleep in the park, oh no, it's not that far
I'll tell you if you'd like to know
From an uptown apartment to a knife on the A train, it's not that far
From the sharks in the penthouse to the
Rats in the basement, it's not that far
To the bag lady frozen asleep on the church steps, it's not that far
I'll tell you if you'd like to know
Thank you very much!
Thank you, cheers!