Singer/Songwriter Darren Block: Music
Brooklyn Babies
(Darren Block)
April 27, 2005
I GOTTA HUSTLE ON DOWN TO THE BOULEVARD
I AIN’T GOT TIME TO PLAY
I’M TRYING TO FIND A SUNSHINE GIRL
TO BRIGHTEN UP MY DAY
I SEE HER ON THE CORNER OF BOURBON AND RYE
WITH A WHITE TOOTH LIPSTICK GRIN
AND WITH THE WINK OF AN EYE AND A CASUAL LIE
SHE’S GOT ME HOOKED AGAIN
I GOT MY BACK TURNED STANDING IN THE ALLEY WAY
SHOOTING CANDY FROM THE EAST
I CAN’T DECIDE TO TAKE A RIDE WITH THE BEAUTY OR THE BEAST
SO I RIDE ME NEEDLE INTO PARADISE ALONG THE LINES OF LOVE
AND THERE’S A PREACHER-MAN YELLING FROM THE BALCONY
WITH A MESSAGE FROM ABOVE
WHAT CAN I DO BUT HIDE AWAY AND CRY
I’M CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A HURRICANES EYE
TWENTY TWO YEARS AND NOT A MOMENT
I CAN TURN BACK AND LIVE AGAIN
WELL I’VE SEEN WORSE DAYS BUT I DON’T KNOW WHEN
EXCEPT SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP
AND I THINK ABOUT YOU NOW AND THEN
SO I PICK UP A LADY AND I PICK UP MY PEN
AND I BLOW MY THOUGHTS AWAY
WITH THIRTY TWO BARS OF IGNORANT NOISE
SOME TALK ABOUT LOVE AND DANGEROUS BOYS
WE’RE JUST CHILDREN PLAYING WITH ADULTS TOYS
WE’RE ALL BABIES
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I REACHED THE END
A SHOULDER TO CRY ON OR AN EAR TO BEND
I DIDN’T WANT TO LOVE YOU JUST NEEDED A FRIEND
AND YOU LEFT ME