Dirty Old James - Big Smith

Well, there are sixteen people in danny's apartment Sixteen people are living in there Remember the days of rent control Grandpa remembers rock and roll These days won't last forever These days won't last for long You know, somebody somewhere owes us a favor That's how things really get done In this world of opportunities, it's a land of possibilities We wanna live in a dirty old town Building it up, tearing us down With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground We wanna live - dirty old town Dirty old town Now when the ladies come from kansas They wear their traditional colors Today the fabrics are ragged and torn The clothes on their backs is all that they own They say, "don't draw attention to yourself They'll tear you apart for a couple of bucks Keep you head down and keep you nose clean 'Cause people who're scared do dangerous things" These days can't last forever These days can't last for long You know someday things'll get better Somehow things'll get done In this world of possibilities, it's the land of opportunities We wanna live in a dirty old town Building it up, tearing us down With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground We wanna live - dirty old town Dirty old town These days shoes are worn only on special occasions Battles are fought for fam'ly and nations Maybe you'll pray, but God isn't home And there's no guarantee that justice be done We wanna live in a dirty old town Building it up, tearing us down With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground We wanna live - dirty old town Dirty old town

I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town, dirty old town Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling on their beat Spring's a girl from the streets at night Dirty old town, dirty old town I heard a siren from the docks Saw a train set the night on fire Smelled the spring on the smoky wind Dirty old town, dirty old town I'm going to make a good sharp axe Shining steel tempered in the fire I'll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town, dirty old town I met my love by the factory wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town, dirty old town Dirty old town, dirty old town

I met my lobe by the gas works wall I dreamed a dream by the old canal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Of this dirty old town Dirty old town This dirty old town This dirty old town Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling over on their beat Spring's a girl from the streets at night Dirty old town Dirty old town This dirty old town This dirty old town I heard a signal coming from the docks I saw a train set the night on fire I smelled the spring in the smoky wind Of this dirty old town, this dirty old town This dirty old town, this dirty old town, yeah This dirty old town, this dirty old town This dirty old town, this dirty old town I'm going to make me a good sharp ax Shining steel tempered in the fire I'll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town, this dirty old town Dirty old town, this dirty old town Of this dirty old town, this dirty old town This dirty old town, this dirty old town This dirty old town, this dirty old town Dirty old town Dirty old town

Where did your fate go? Was I just to fall on my own? If this room was full of lies Is that how you fooled me with love? I see how you changed me, I know what you said It don't make me hate you, I wish that it did I'm, I'm trying to find words, trying to make sense If I don't try, where do I find the lies between the lines? Why does it hurt so much? Won't understand, no, I can't let this go Oh, you made plans now, you can't shut me down Ah, you're advanced, but you can't tell them now No, you can't tell them how You face the pain while your days are numbered You took the highway, you've done it always You hurt this woman, you put your needs first And I've heard this many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it got So much for you're my one and only You'd say that you were all mine You knew that your words were hard to stand by I was scared of change, but then I complied even though it hurt I stayed and now I'm glad you have it all But there's things that you can't buy Glad that you said sorry, but habits they die hard Why, you want to offer me love that you don't have? Loving you exhausted me, baby, and you charged, you charged I'll take the high road, I've done it always Our time is old, there's only one way You hurt this woman, you put your needs first It's played out many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it goes So much for you're my one and only (You had all of this) (Oh, you still search for bad) So much for you're my one and only (You fought all of this) (You don't even know how bad it got) So much for you're my one and only I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that