Iris, Donnie - Back On The Streets Lyrics
I dig the sound of the old street cars
Hooker's perfume and the shabby bars
That old cop who busted me
Never forgot my name
The traffic and the litter and the jukebox beats
The night winds stir the old ghosts
And they haunt those less like me
They cry out loud and sound their warning
Your legends won't survive the morning light
They try
Back on the streets
Back on the streets
The names have all been changed
And Louie's pictures in the frame
Back on the streets
He's in the hall of fame
So there you have your legends boy
Agnes lives alone on 42nd street
Badgered by a fat man's memory
Back on the streets
She won't get too far
Gettin' riddled in the dark
She cry's out loud and sounds a warning
Her memory won't survive the morning light
Oh but she tries
Back on the streets
Back on the streets
In a world that's sometimes cold
Where all is bought and sold
Like clothes we outgrow
Oh love is patient and it's kind
It never looks behind
Or changes its mind
Oh but they try
Back on the streets
Back on the streets
They die
Oh how they lie
Back on the streets
Back on the streets
Back on the streets they die
Oh how they try
Back on the streets
Back on the streets
They lie they lie they lie they lie
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Iris, Donnie Back On The Streets Comments
Still love this tune.
great tune
I had this record (and King Cool) back in the early 80's, and am now rediscovering them in you tube. What superb albums!
I grew up 30 miles from where Donnie lives...I love that he ended up staying regional. The rest of the country really can't get what his songs represented.
so true....MCA blows, they left these guy's blow in the wind. should have had many top ten singles.
One of the best albums of the era
One of the greatest rock songs from one of the best rock vocalists ever. Did anyone hear it? Of course not. Just a select few play his music like its a morning fix. Iris has put out several excellent albums & at 67 he's still singing them better than the average 24 yr old. I played this for many people & they always say "what is this?" And they want copies. MCA Records what were you doing back then? You even let Chubby Checker's rockiest Springsteenish lp (A Change Is Gonna Come) flounder.