Joey's On The Street Again Lyrics - The Boomtown Rats - Boomtown Rats

Sooner or later when the dawn was breaking 

The joint was jumping and the walls were shaking 

Joey sneaked in the backdoor way 

Pretending he was with the band, he never used to pay 

He was no great draw at pulling the chicks 

He used to lie against the wall like he was holding up the bricks 

And all the things that guy used to do to get his kicks 

He was a legand in his lifetime with the neighborhood kids 

They said "Joey did this" and "Joey did that" 

Oh that guy was crazy, what a crazy cat 

Then something strange would happen, there's trouble on the way 

And trouble only means one thing.... 

Joey's on the street again. 

Joey grew older, older without a cause 

Got married, had some kids and had his brushes with the law 

Settled down and got a job, then said "I'm leaving" one day 

"I've gotta hang loose a while, take care while I'm away." 

People said they'd seen him, they were nearly always wrong 

'Cause no one knew how much he had, where he'd gone or for how long 

'Til one day there came a rumor, floating from the docks 

Saying a crazy stranger had been found lying among the rocks. 

The said "Joey was this" and "Joey was that" 

Oh that guy was crazy, what a crazy cat 

But no one quite believed it, all rumors are the same 

And now if something happens they say.... 

Joey's on the street again. 

When Joey moved away 

A lot of the kids said "I can't stay around here" 

They said "I'm moving out, going away 

They said "I'm leaving, getting out 

"I'm gonna go somewhere where it doesn't stink 

Away from the alleys, somewhere I can think 

Wash the dirt from my hands, watch it wash down the sink 

It's a strain on the brain living close to the brink 

Look at the brickwall gravestone where some kid was sprayed 

Saying nobody could be bothered here to rule O.K. 

Don't believe it, don't believe it what they say on TV 

There's no romance, no romance 

For Joey in this city.