Tears of joy at the birth of a brother
never alone from that time
sixteen years through knife fights and danger
strangely why his life not mine.
West side skyline crying
fallen angel dying
risk a life to make a dime.
Lifetimes spent on the streets of a city
make us the people we are
switchblade stings in one tenth of a moment
better get back to the car.
Snow white side streets of cold New York City
stained with his blood it all went wrong
sick and tired blue wicked and wild
God only knows for how long.
Fallen angel
fallen angel
west side skyline
crying for an angel dying
life expiring in the city
fallen angel...
Pan American
nightmare
ten thousand feet fun-fair
convinced that I don't care
it's safe as houses I swear
I was just sitting musing
the virtues of cruising
when altitude dropping
my ears started popping
one more
red
nightmare.
Sweat beginning to pour down
my neck as I turn round
I heard fortune shouting
just get off of this outing
a
farewell
swan song
see you know how turbulence can be
the stewardess made me
one more red nightmare.
Reality stirred me
my angel had heard me
the prayer had been answered
a reprieve has been granted
the dream was now broken
thought rudely awoken
really safe and sound
asleep on the
Greyhound
one more red nightmare.
Sundown dazzling day
gold through my eyes
but my eyes turned within
only see
starless and
bible black.
Ice blue silver sky
fades into grey
to a grey hope that oh years to be
starless and bible black.
Old friend charity
cruel twisted smile
and the smile signals emptiness
for me
starless and bible black.
