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Bruce Springsteen - It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City Lyrics

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  • I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra
  • I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova
  • I could walk like brando right into the sun
  • Then dance just like a casanova
  • With my blackjack and jacket and hair slicked sweet
  • Silver star studs on my duds like a harley in heat
  • When I strut down the street I could feel its heartbeat
  • The sisters fell back and said dont that man look pretty
  • The cripple on the corner cried out nickels for your pity
  • Them downtown boys sure talk gritty
  • Its so hard to be a saint in the city
  • I was the king of the alley I could talk some trash
  • I was the prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggars bash
  • I was the pimps main prophet I kept everything cool
  • A backstreet gambler with the luck to lose
  • And when the heat came down it was left on the ground
  • The devil appeared like jesus through the steam in the street
  • Showin me a hand I knew even the cops couldnt beat
  • I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat
  • Its so hard to be a saint when youre just a boy
  • And the sages of the subway sit just like the living dead
  • As the tracks clack out the rhythm their eyes fixed straight ahead
  • They ride the line of balance and hold on by just a thread
  • But its too hot in these tunnels you can get hit up by the heat
  • You get up to get out at your next stop but they push you back down in your seat
  • Your heart starts beatin faster as you struggle to your feet
  • Then youre outa that hole and back up on the street
  • And them south side sisters sure look pretty
  • The cripple on the corner cries out nickels for your pity
  • And them downtown boys sure talk gritty
  • Its so hard to be a saint in the city

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