City Drops Into The Night Lyrics - Singles - Jim Carroll

It's when billy's whores are re to seeorkin' 

They're workin' with the skeleton crew 

It's when the sky over jersey 

That sky starts to drain from view 

It's when my woman pawns her voice so 

So she can make her old excuses sound new 

But I just want one clue 

Refrain: 

'cause when the city drops into the night 

Before the darkness there's one moment of light 

When everything seems clear 

The other side, it seems so near 

What seemed wrong? 

I think it's gonna be just about right 

Before the city drops, the city drops 

Into the night 

It's when the door to the river 

That door is like 26 miles 

It's when ambitious little girls start 

They start to dream about a change in style 

It's when the slick boys got their fingers 

They got their fingers in the telephone dial 

But I think I'll just wait a while 

Repeat refrain 

It's when the sneak thieves are checkin' 

They're checkin the alleys for unlocked doors 

And billy's sister's gettin' frantic 'cause 

'cause billy's sister's little brother can't score 

It's when the woman from the dream is . . . 

Oh my god! that's the woman on the floor 

Each promise was just one promise more 

Repeat refrain 

It's when teddy's ghost is on the roof 

Beatin' his drum 

And teddy's best friend is two blocks east 

And he's makin' teddy's ex-girlfriend come 

You know, they mistook teddy's blind trust . . . 

Just to prove that teddy was dumb . . . 

But listen, you know, I think they are both just scum 

Repeat refrain 

It's when the body at the bottom, 

That body is my own reflection 

But it ain't hip to sink that low 

Unless you're gonna make a resurrection 

They're always gonna come to your door 

They're gonna say, "it's just a routine inspection" 

But what you get when you open your door 

What you get is just another injection 

And there's always gonna be one more 

With just a little bit less until the next one 

They wait in shadows and steal the light from your eyes 

To them vision's just some costly infection 

But listen, you should come with me 

I'm the fire, I'm the fire's reflection 

I'm just a constant warning to take the other direction 

Mister, I am your connection 

Repeat refrain