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Romeo Is Bleeding
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Tom Waits
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Romeo is bleeding, not so as you'd notice
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He's over on 18th street as usual
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Lookin' so hard against the hood of his car
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Puttin' out a cigarette in his hand
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For all the pachucos at the pumps
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At Romero's Paint and Body
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They're all seein' how far they can spit
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Well, it was just another night
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And now they're huddled in the
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Brake lights of a 58 Belair
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And listenin' to how Romeo killed
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The Sheriff with his knife
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And they all jump when they hear the sirens
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Romeo just laughs
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"All the racket in the world ain't never gonna
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Save that Coppers' ass
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He ain't never gonna see another summertime
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For gunnin' down my brother
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Leavin' him like a dog
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Beneath a car without his knife"
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Romeo says," Hey man, gimme a cigarette"
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And they all reach for their pack
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Frankie lights it for him and pats him on the back
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An' throws a bottle at a milk truck
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And as it breaks, he grabs his nuts
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An' they all know, they could be just like Romeo
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If they only had the guts
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Romeo is bleeding, nobody can tell
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An' he sings along with the radio
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With a bullet in his chest
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An' he combs back his fenders
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They all agree it's clear
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That everything is cool, and if Romeo was here
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Romeo is bleeding an' he winces now an' then
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An' he leans against the car door
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Feels the blood in his shoes
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Someone's cryin' at the fire point
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In the phone booth by the store
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Romeo starts his engines
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Wipes the blood off the door
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And he brodys through the signal
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With the radio full blast
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Leavin' the boys there, hikin' up their chinos
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And now they're all tryin' to stand like Romeo
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With the moon, cut like a sickle
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And they're talkin' now in Spanish, all about their hero
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Romeo is bleeding as he gives the man his ticket
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And he climbs the balcony at the movies
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And he'll die without a whimper
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Like every hero's dream
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Like an angel with a bullet
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And Cagney on a screen
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Romeo is bleeding
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Romeo is bleeding
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Hey man, Romeo is bleeding
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Hey man, Romeo is bleeding
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Hey man, Romeo is bleeding
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