Lyrics Ballad of the Lower East Side - Michael Monroe
Things
are
different
today,
back
in
New
York
I
lived
down
on
Third
Street
way
back
in
the
day
There
were
junkies,
pimps
and
whores,
hallelujah
Now
it's
squeaky
clean,
there's
no
place
left
to
stay
Hey!
Things
are
different
today,
back
in
New
York
I
lived
down
on
Third
Street
way
back
in
the
day
There
were
junkies,
pimps,
and
whores,
hallelujah
Now
it's
squeaky
clean,
there's
no
place
left
to
stay
I
remember
well,
the
streets
and
all
that
smell
Rats
and
roaches
in
my
kitchen,
oh
fucking
hell!
Landlord
at
my
door,
always
wanting
more
Local
dealer
kept
the
thugs
away
Hey!
Go
It
was
such
a
perfect
mess,
what
they
call
the
LES
Life
was
art
on
every
corner,
but
now
there's
so
much
less
That's
why
I
find
talk
is
queer,
they
ask
me
if
I
cared
Gimmie
back
that
apple
in
decay!
Let's
go!
Things
are
different
today,
back
in
New
York
I
lived
down
on
Third
Street
way
back
in
the
day
There
were
junkies,
pimps
and
whores,
hallelujah
Now
it's
squeaky
clean,
there's
no
place
left
to
stay
Now
it's
squeaky
clean,
there's
no
place
left
to
play
Now
it's
squeaky
clean,
there's
no
place
left
to
stay
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