The trouble boys came in I guessed they'd been out fightin' and ravin' It wasn't long before they moved in and picked up The girls we brought to the dance at the night spot
It closed at ten so I had to move fast To get my baby back from the trouble boys
Twenty five guys from the east side of the city Kings of hell raising in the neighborhood Well, one of them walked up and started dancin' with my girl Who was cryin' 'cause I didn't stop him
All I could say to my baby was "Honey, this man is bigger than the both of us"
He's a trouble boy and there's trouble boys all around me No one likes gettin' sand kicked in their face I don't know anyone who'll stand face to face With the trouble boys, yeah, the trouble boys
Well, I thought to myself it's time to make my move I breathed my last sigh and I started to groove with my baby Who was still dancin' with the other guy By the look in her eye I was a martyr
She knew I was dead 'Cause no one cuts in on the trouble boy
Yeah, the trouble boys and the trouble boys all around me No one likes gettin' sand kicked in their face I don't know anyone who'll stand face to face With the trouble boys, yeah, the trouble boys
Twenty five gorillas all around me I was shakin' like a leaf on a autumn tree The leader came up and he grabbed my hand And he shook it like a brother, didn't crush it after all
He said, "Good shot buddy, you're the only guy Who's stood up to a trouble boy"
Yeah, the trouble boy and the trouble boys all around me No one likes gettin' sand kicked in their face I don't know anyone who'll stand face to face With the trouble boys, yeah, the trouble boys
No one likes gettin' sand kicked in their face But I know someone who can stand face to face With the trouble boys, yeah, the trouble boys
No one likes gettin' sand kicked in their face But I know somebody who can stand face to face With the trouble boys, yeah, the trouble boys
No one likes gettin' sand kicked in their face But I know somebody
At the end of every working day I hurry home as fast as I can grab myself a bite 'cause since you left me I'm a lonely man I crack out a can of something settle down in my chair from that moment 'till the spot disappears man, I could be anywhere
I'm pluggin' in my...Television Turn it on...Television Tune it in...Television 'n everything...Television I'm lookin' at...Television Just like a cat...Television that little set...Television It never quits Let me tell you I don't care what's on if it's happy or sad don't give a damn if it's good or bad I'll sit and watch it 'till it drives me mad just as long as it's on I'm glad
Now everybody that I used to know they never come around no more I don't go out either 'cause I ain't got nowhere to go You see my best friend has been livin' in ever since you've been gone all I gotta do is activate that tube and I don't have to miss you no more
I'm pluggin' in my...Television Turn it on...Television Tune it in...Television 'n everything...Television I'm lookin' at...Television Just like a cat...Television that little set...Television It never quits Let me tell you I don't care what's on if it's happy or sad don't give a damn if it's good or bad I'll sit and watch it 'till it drives me mad just as long as it's on I'm glad
There's a girl living in this town She's a fox and she knows it well All the fellows for miles around want to get her but they never will Just to have a girl with so much class They'd crawl a mile over broken glass And she'd let em do it just for a game Deborah's her name
Deborah Heart breaking love making connissure Deborah Deborah's her name
She's the kind that never follows fashion Gotta make up her own All the other kids quick to catch on act like they've always known But you should see em when the lights go down Looking at her as she moves around Pretty soon they're gonna look the same as the famous Deborah
Deborah Heart breaking love making connissure Deborah Deborah's her name
One day when my ship comes in I'm gonna make her wonder where I've been I'll get some money and I'll jump in my car I'll go and make a meal of Deborah I'll take her driving up to the top When we get started ain't gonna stop I'm gonna go and pick that wild flower And her name is Deborah
Deborah Heart breaking love making connissure Deborah Deborah's her name Deborah's her name Deborah's her name Deborah's her name
I am tired of you telling me what I ought to do Stickin' your nose in my business and it don't concern you It's my own business, it's my own business Seems like the ones that want to tell you They don't ever know as much as you
If I go buy a Cadillac convertible coupe And all I got at home to eat is just onion soup It's my own business, it's my own business If I would rather ride around In my own Cadillac convertible coupe
If I's a dignatary on Capitol Hill And up and married me a waitress in a hot dog grill It's my own business, it's my own business Because I am not a juvenile And I can go out at my own free wil
After workin' on my job and then drawin' my pay If I want to go out and have a ball and throw it all away It's my own business, it's my own business 'Cause I don't wait until tomorrow To do something I could do today
In the heart of the city Where the alligators roam l'm a little lost when ain't got no lace to go Now I ain't got one minute just gotto sit on my back l left ome in a hu?y Tiil l'm never going back I'm looking for a home in the heart of the city Now l'm stepping on the street And l'm stepping up the hill And i'm looking for a lover Looking, Iooking everywhere Well maybe I got a chance I hear clickety clack it's a irl my lord I see her Stop Check Turning double fast l'm looking for a lover in the heart of the city l'm looking, Iooking, Iooking everywhere in the heart of tbe ctty Well in the heart of the city Well it's part of the stars l hear that cast set music On a thousand guitars Hey; the boys are on the prowl They're checking out meat They know a bird in the hand Is worth two on the street They're checking the meat in the heart of the city Well I said the heart, heart of the city Oh yeah Heart, heart of the city