Incident On 57Th Street

INCIDENT ON 57th STDE T  (From the 
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NOTE:  Taken from the book 
Springsteen Complete.

Spanish Johnny drove in from the 
underworld last night with bruised 
arms and
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    broken rhythm and a beat-up old 
Buick but dressed just like 
dynamite,
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He tried sellin' his heart to the 
hard girls over on Easy Street,
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But they sigh, "Johnny, it falls 
apart so easy and you know hearts 
these days
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    are cheap."
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And the pimps swung their axes and 
said, "Johnny, you're a cheater."
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Well, the pimps swung their axes and
 said, "Johnny, you're a liar."
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And from out of the shadows cam e a 
young girl's voice, said: "Johnny 
don't
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    cry."
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Puerto Rican Jane, oh won't you tell
 me what's your name.
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I want to drive you down to the 
other side of town where paradise 
ain't so
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    crowded and there'll be action 
goin' down on Shanty Lane tonight

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All the golden heeled fairies in a 
real bitch-fight pull thirty-eights 
and
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    kiss their girls goodnight.
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Goodnight, it's alright, Jane
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Now let them black boys in to light 
the soul flame,
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We may find it out on the street 
tonight, baby,
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Or we may walk until the daylight, 
maybe.
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Well, like a cool Romeo he made his 
moves, oh she looked so fine
Like a late Juliet she knew she'd 
never be true but then she really 
didn't
    mind,
Upstairs a band was playin' and the 
singer was singin' something about 
going
    home,
She whispered, "Spanish Johnny, you 
can leave me tonight, but just don't
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    leave me alone."
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And Johnny cried, "Puerto Rican 
Jane, word is down the cops have 
found the
    vein."
Them bare foot boys left their homes
 for the woods
Them little barefoot street boys, 
they said their homes ain't no good,
They left the corners, threw away 
their switchblade knives and kissed 
each
    other goodbye.

Johnny was sittin' on the fire 
escape watchin' the kids playin' 
down the
street,
He called down, "Hey little heroes, 
summer's long but I guess it ain't 
very
    sweet around here anymore,
Janey sleeps in sheets damp with 
sweat, Johnny sits up alone and 
watches her
    dream on, dream on,
And the sister prays for lost souls 
then breaks down in the chapel after
    everyone's gone.

Jane moves over to share her pillow 
but opens her eyes to see Johnny up 
and
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    puttin' his clothes on,
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She says, "Those romantic young 
boys, all they ever want to do is 
fight,
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Those romantic young boys, they're 
callin' through the window:
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Hey, Spanish Johnny, you want to 
make a little easy money tonight?"
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And Johnny whispered, "Goodnight, 
it's all tight Jane,
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I'll meet you tomorrow night on 
Lover's Lane
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We may find it out on the street 
tonight baby
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Or we may walk until the daylight, 
maybe."
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Goodnight, it's alright Jane, I'm 
gonna meet you tomorrow night on 
Lover's Lane,
We can find it out on the street 
tonight, baby,
Or we may walk until it's daylight, 
maybe.

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