Peter Case - This Town's A Riot
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I was standing on the corner of Walk & Don't Walk
Tryin' to read the Spanish on the wall
It takes fifteen thousand pounds of pressure
Just to stand on that corner doing nothing at all
I was feelin' just as broke as the Ten Commandments
When the earth started shakin' like the wash on a line
Everything went wrong and it felt like Christmas
When the power fails, the floor will shine
Come on, darlin', let's go downtown
I'm washed up & I can't sit down
I can't read and I can't write
But this town's a riot on a Saturday night
This town's a riot
This town
There's boots on the ground around the corner of Hope Street
There's a stor selling X-Rated wedding cak
The Pope drove by, and the bums got the bum's rush
Coyote's just a horseback man in a lake
This town ain't no cheap hotel
There's no room to live on lead
This town's a riot, it's a jungle
It's a ride on a mumbo-jumbo jet
This town's a riot
This town
Amazed by what you see on Main Street
Riding up on the coupe de jour
This town's a riot, it's a jungle
From the jailhouse steps to your own front door
From the room with a view of Channel 2
Wondering how much the lottery pays
Watch the miracle workers cleaning up the wreckage
Lock you away for a month till Judgement Day
Come on, darlin', let's go downtown
I'm washed up & I can't sit down
I can't read and I can't write
But this town's a riot on a Saturday night
This town's a riot
This town
This town's a riot
This town
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Accountability is coming so everyone look busy.
Round up the usual suspects!
It's either real ballsy or real stupid to take on the First Amendment just before a critical election.
I say go for it.
But I'll bet he TACOs before next Tuesday.