Romeo Is Bleeding

歌詞

Romeo is bleeding But not so as you'd notice He's over on 18th street as usual Lookin' so hard against the hood of his car And puttin' out a cigarette in his hand For all the pachucos at the pumps At Romeos paint and body They all seein' how far they can spit Well it was just another night But how they're huddled in the brake lights of a 58 Belair And listenin' to how Romeo killed a sherrif with his knife And they all jump when they hear the sirens But Romeo just laughs All the racket in the world ain't never gonna Save that coppers ass He'll never see another summertime for gunnin' down my brother And leavin' him like a dog beneath a car without his knife Romeo says, "Hey man gimme a cigarette" And they all reach for their pack and Frankie lights it for him and pats him on the back Throws bottle at a milk truck And as it breaks he grabs his nuts And they all know they could be just like Romeo If they only had the guts But Romeo is bleeding But nobody can tell He sings along with the radio With a bullet in his chest And he combs back his fenders And they all agree it's clear That every thing is cool now that Romeos is here Romeo is bleeding He winces now and then He leans against the car door Feels the blood in his shoes Someones crying in the 5 point In the phone booth by the store Romeo starts his engines And wipes the blood off the door And he brodys through the signal With the radio full blast Leavin' the boys there hikin' up there chinos And they all try to stand like Romeo Beneath the moon cut like a sickle And they're talkin' now in spanish all about their hero Romeo is bleeding As he gives the man his ticket He climbs to the balcony at the movies He'll die without a wimper Like every heros dream Like an angel with a bullet And Cagney on the screen Romeo is bleeding Romeo is bleeding, hey man Romeo is bleeding, hey man Romeo is bleeding, hey man Romeo is bleeding