Lady Grey
Tripping my way along William street
coat swung about in the canyon breeze
50 cents in every corner
time coursing out my pocket
all the lights have been left on
my electric city
burns towards the dawn
I can still remember things that might have been
In some other world
in some other way
everything is here again in overlay
high heeled marks where the girls once stood
on the avenue
soft boned tramlines hidden under skin
Take them all in your own way
Like you did for it always
Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
I’ve been thrown out of better milk bars than this
Heart and feet pounding down the alley in the days
when we were kings
Like all the purest things here grown in sin
I’m another of her black haired scruffy ruffians
Take them all in your own way
Like you did for it always
Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Time will make of flaw a virtue
You will sparkle in the day
and to those who’ve truly loved you
Know you wear it best in grey
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