Crime In The City

Well, +the+cop+made+the+showdown.- He+was+sure+++he+was++right He++had+all+++of++the++low++down.- From+the+bank+heist+last+night ++++++His+best+friend+was+the+robber++++++++++++++and+his+wife+was+a+thief All+the+children+were+killers. ++++++++++++++++++++++They+couldn't+get+no+relief. ++++++++++++++++++++++The+bungalow+was+surrounded- +++++++++++++++++++When+a+voice+loud+and+clear ++++++++++++++++++++++Said,"Come+on+out+with+your+hands+up +++++++++++++++or+we'll+blow+you+out+of+here"+++++++There++was++a++face++in++the++window.- The++TV++cameras++rolled. Then++they++cut++to++the++announcer- and++the++story was+++told. The +artist+looked+at+the+producer. The+producer+sat+back. He+said,+What+we+have+got+here- is+++a+++perfect+++track ++++++++++++++++++++But+we+don't+have+a+vocal- +++++++++++++++++and+we+don't+have+a+song. +++++++If+we+could+get+these+things+accomplished ++++++++++++++++++++Nothin'+else+could+go+wrong. +++++++++++++++++++++So+he+balanced+the+ashtray- +++++++++++++++++as+he+picked+up+the+phone ++++++++++++++++++And+said,+"Send+me+a+songwriter- ++++++++++Who's+drifted+far+from+home+++++++++And+++make+++sure++that++he's++hungry- make+++sure+++he's+++alone. Then+++send++me+++a+cheeseburger- and++a++new++Rol- ling++++Stone. There's still+crime+in+the+city, said+the+cop+on+the+beat, I++don't++know++if++I++can++stop++it- I+feel+like+meat+on+the+street They+paint+my+car+like+a+target++++++++++++++I+take+my+orders+from+fools +++++Meanwhile+some+kid+blows+my+head+off- +++++++++++++++++++while+I+play+by+their+rules +++++++++++++++++++++++That's+why+I'm+doin'+it+my+way- I+took+the+law+in+my+own+hands +++++++++++++++++So+here+I+am+in+the+alleyway- +++++a+wad+of+cash+in+my+pants++++++++++++I+get+paid+by+a+ten+year+old- He++says++he++looks++up++to++me There's++still++crime++in++the++city- But+it's+good+to be++free. (it's+good+to+be+free) Now I+come+from+a+family- That+has+a+broken+home Sometimes +I+talk+to+Daddy- On+the+telephone When+he+says+that+he+loves+me- +++++++++++++++++I+know+that+he+does +++++++++++++++++++++But+I+wish+I+could+see+him- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++I+wish+I+knew+where+he+was +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++But+that's+the+way+all+my+friends+are- +++++++++++++++++except+maybe+one+or+two ++++++++++++++++++++++++Wish+I+could+see+him+this+weekend- ++++++Wish+I+could+walk+in+his+shoes++++But+now+I'm+doin'+my+own+thing- Sometimes+I'm+good,+++then+I'm++bad Although+my+home+has+been+broken- It's+the+best+home+I +++++++ever+++had (It's++++++Alright) Well, I+keep+gettin'+younger- My+life's+been+funny+that+way Before +I+ever+learned+to+talk- I+forgot+what+to+say I+sassed+back+to+my+teacher- ++++++++++++++++++sassed+back+to+my+mom ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++I+got+thrown+out+of+Bible+school+++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++For+givin+the+finger+to+the+preacher ++++++++++++++++++++++Then+I+grew+up+to+be+a+fireman- ++++++++++++++++++++Put+out+every+fire+in+town ++++++++++++++++++Put+out+anything+smokin'- ++But+when+I+put+the+hose+down++The+judge+sent+me+to+prison- He+gave+me+life+++++without+parole Wish+I+never+put+the+hose+down- Wish+I+never+got+ old. (Wish+I+never+got+old.) (Wish+I+never+got+old.) (Wish+I+never+got+old.)