Romeo Is Bleeding Lyrics - Blue Valentine - Tom Waits

Romeo is bleeding 

But not so as you'd notice 

He's over on 18th street as usual 

Lookin' so hard against the hood of his car 

And puttin' out a cigarette in his hand 

For all the pachucos at the pumps 

At Romeos paint and body 

They all seein' how far they can spit 

Well it was just another night 

But how they're huddled in the brake lights of a 58 Belair 

And listenin' to how Romeo killed a sherrif with his knife 

And they all jump when they hear the sirens 

But Romeo just laughs 

All the racket in the world ain't never gonna 

Save that coppers ass 

He'll never see another summertime for gunnin' down my brother 

And leavin' him like a dog beneath a car without his knife 

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Romeo says, "Hey man gimme a cigarette" 

And they all reach for their pack 

and Frankie lights it for him and pats him on the back 

Throws bottle at a milk truck 

And as it breaks he grabs his nuts 

And they all know they could be just like Romeo 

If they only had the guts 

But Romeo is bleeding 

But nobody can tell 

He sings along with the radio 

With a bullet in his chest 

And he combs back his fenders 

And they all agree it's clear 

That every thing is cool now that Romeos is here 

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Romeo is bleeding 

He winces now and then 

He leans against the car door 

Feels the blood in his shoes 

Someones crying in the 5 point 

In the phone booth by the store 

Romeo starts his engines 

And wipes the blood off the door 

And he brodys through the signal 

With the radio full blast 

Leavin' the boys there hikin' up there chinos 

And they all try to stand like Romeo 

Beneath the moon cut like a sickle 

And they're talkin' now in spanish all about their hero 

Romeo is bleeding 

As he gives the man his ticket 

He climbs to the balcony at the movies 

He'll die without a wimper 

Like every heros dream 

Like an angel with a bullet 

And Cagney on the screen 

Romeo is bleeding 

Romeo is bleeding, hey man 

Romeo is bleeding, hey man 

Romeo is bleeding, hey man 

Romeo is bleeding