Romeo Is Bleeding

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Romeo is  bleeding,            but 
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not so as you'd notice,
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He's over on 18th street  as usu - 
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al
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Lookin' so hard     a - gainst the 
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hood of his car
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 And puttin' out a cigarette  in 
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his hand

[Verse]
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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
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 spit, 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 fifty-eight 
Bel-Air
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And listenin' to how Romeo killed  
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 a sheriff with his knife

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And they all jump when they hear 
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the sirens,        But Romeo just 
laughs
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"All the racket in the world  ain't
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 never gonna save that Coppers' ass
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He ain't never gonna see another 
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summertime     for gunnin' down my 
brother
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Leavin' him like a dog,   beneath 
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a car without his knife"

[Verse]
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Romeo says," Hey man, gimme a 
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cigarette", and they all reach for 
their pack
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Frank - ie lights  it  for him   
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and pats him on the back
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An' throws a bottle at a milk 
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truck, and as it breaks, he grabs 
his nuts
Continúa después del anuncio
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An' they all know, they could be 
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just like Romeo  if they only had 
the guts

[Verse]

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Romeo is bleeding,             but 
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 no - body can tell
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An' he sings along with the radi   
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 With a bul - et in his chest
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An' he combs back his fenders  they
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 all agree it's clear
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That ev - rything is cool,   now 
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that Ro - meo is here

[Verse]

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Romeo is bleeding        and he 
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winces now an' then
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And 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 5 Points,  
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   the phone booth by the store
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Romeo starts his engines,    the 
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blood off the door

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And he brodies through the signal  
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   With the radio full blast
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Leavin' the boys there__          
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hikin' up their chi - nos
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And now they're all tryin' to stand
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 like Romeo,  with the Moon cut like
 a sickle
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And they're talkin' now in 
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Spanish,    all a - bout their hero

[Verse]

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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
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 mo - vies
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And he'll die without a whimper  
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like e - very hero's dream
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Like an an - gel with a bullet    
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and Cag - ney on a screen

[Bridge]

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Romeo is bleed - ing             
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       Romeo is bleed - ing         
   Hey, man
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Romeo is bleeding                
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       Hey man, Romeo is bleeding...


[Otro]
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Romeo is bleed - ing             
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       Romeo is bleed - ing         
   Hey, man
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Romeo is bleeding                
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       Hey man, Romeo is bleeding...
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Hey, pachuco!           Hey, 
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pachuco!
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Dáme esa pistola, hombre!  Hago 
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la lucha!
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Ay, que pinche pancho! Vamos a 
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dormir, hombre!