Mott - It Takes One To Know One Lyrics
(dale griffin)Well, didya ever get the feelin that the world aint right?Like when youre standing in the dance-hall someone picks a fightHe says, hey, cmere long-hair I saw ya lookin at my chick!You gotta get away quickAnd as you turn to make a run he throws a punch at your headYou know you gotta make the exit or youre gonna be deadBut when you finally hit the sidewalk you can tell that you aint going too farcos someone stole your carAnd its the same play, each day, cant pay, no wayThey gotcha in a hole yknow.Its the same old reason and the same old rhyme,And the snakes are out to bite you everytimeBut not me babeIt takes one to know one,It takes one to know one,It takes one to know one,And I know you!You know I tried to call my baby, tried to make a date,She said, Im awful sorry, honey, but you called too late,Ysee Ive gotta drive my daddy to a meeting of the p.t.a.,I cant come out to play!So then I took me off downtown and met this chick in a barShe took me back to her apartment in her jaguar,But when we started rockin she threw me straight outta the door,There oughta be a lawAnd its the same play, each day, cant pay, theres no wayYoure gonna get a break, yknowIts the same old reason and the same old rhyme,She says shes got the feelin but she aint got the time,Dont gimme that jive, babeIt takes one to know oneAnd I know you!Well now its saturday night and I just got laid,But theres a shadow in the alley still gotta be paid.I heard its tough at the top, but it sure looks good from the floorThey wont let you score.Every day its getting rougher and its hard to surviveWhen theres a lotta people round dont wanna see you alive,They wanna take you to the cleaners, and leave you in the gutter to bleedWhen theyve got all they need.And its the same old reason and the same old rhyme,And the man still wants your life on the dotted line,But I got wise, babeIt takes one to know oneAnd I know you (all of you).
