Royal Crown Revue - The Stranger Lyrics
One kid from BrooklynThe other from QueensMet on a crosstown trainThey cut from class, and they both agreedA bottle down at Coney's all they needA handful of kicks they stashed under their beltsBut Queens stepped on Brooklyn's timeNow a new gang's there with icy staresThe stranger said hello and that's goodbyeHe's got more faces than the cards you drewYou can't say spit, but you know it's trueWhen it all comes down, and the deal is throughThe stranger made a buyer of me and youShe smoked the filters, and he smoked 'em straightOn gin and jazz they agreedA pack of nights, went spinnin' roundIn no time they were shacking up midtownA vow it would seem, to fill out that dreamBut life ain't what you thinkCause where once stood two, there now stand threeThe stranger now divides their companyMr. Down On His LuckLiving shopping cart dreamsHe works the end of my streetWith gushing words and daily dimesI buy myself a little peace of mindThe workday is longAnd when night draws her shadowI get tired and so beatI passed right by the man in needThe stranger led me faster up the streetI thought I was in a different placeThe stranger just looked me dead in the faceI bought his wares in stead of gracebought a bill of sale instead of graceHe's got more faces than the cards you drewYou can't say spit, you know it's trueWhen it all comes down, and the deal is throughThe stranger, he made a buyer of me and you
