Lyrics Crime in the City - Neil Young
Well,
the
cop
made
the
showdown
He
was
sure
he
was
right
He
had
all
of
the
lowdown
From
the
bank
heist
last
night
His
best
friend
was
the
robber
And
his
wife
was
a
thief
All
the
children
were
killers
They
couldn't
get
no
relief
The
bungalow
was
surrounded
When
a
voice
loud
and
clear
Said,
Come
on
out
With
your
hands
up
Or
we'll
blow
you
out
of
here.
There
was
a
face
in
the
window
The
TV
cameras
rolled
Then
they
cut
to
the
announcer
And
the
story
was
told.
The
artist
looked
at
the
producer
The
producer
sat
back
He
said,
What
we
have
got
here
Is
a
perfect
track
But
we
don't
have
a
vocal
And
we
don't
have
a
song
If
we
could
get
These
things
accomplished
Nothin'
else
could
go
wrong.
So
he
balanced
the
ashtray
As
he
picked
up
the
phone
And
said,
Send
me
a
songwriter
Who's
drifted
far
from
home
And
make
sure
that
he's
hungry
Make
sure
he's
alone
Send
me
a
cheeseburger
And
a
new
Rolling
Stone.
Yeah.
There's
still
crime
in
the
city,
Said
the
cop
on
the
beat,
I
don't
know
if
I
can
stop
it
I
feel
like
meat
on
the
street
They
paint
my
car
like
a
target
I
take
my
orders
from
fools
Meanwhile
some
kid
Blows
my
head
off
Well,
I
play
by
their
rules
That's
why
I'm
doin'
it
my
way
I
took
the
law
in
my
hands
So
here
I
am
in
the
alleyway
A
wad
of
cash
in
my
pants
I
get
paid
by
a
ten
year
old
He
says
he
looks
up
to
me
There's
still
crime
in
the
city
But
it's
good
to
be
free.
Yeah.
Now
I
come
from
a
family
That
has
a
broken
home
Sometimes
I
talk
to
Daddy
On
the
telephone
When
he
says
that
he
loves
me
I
know
that
he
does
But
I
wish
I
could
see
him
I
wish
I
knew
where
he
was
But
that's
the
way
All
my
friends
are
Except
maybe
one
or
two
Wish
I
could
See
him
this
weekend
Wish
I
could
walk
in
his
shoes
But
now
I'm
doin'
my
own
thing
Sometimes
I'm
good,
then
I'm
bad
Although
my
home
has
been
broken
It's
the
best
home
I
ever
had
Yeah.
Well,
I
keep
gettin'
younger
My
life's
been
funny
that
way
Before
I
ever
learned
to
talk
I
forgot
what
to
say
I
sassed
back
to
my
mom
I
sassed
back
to
my
teacher
I
got
thrown
out
of
Bible
school
For
sassin'
back
at
the
preacher
Then
I
grew
up
to
be
a
fireman
Put
out
every
fire
in
town
Put
out
anything
smokin'
But
when
I
put
the
hose
down
The
judge
sent
me
to
prison
He
gave
me
life
without
parole
Wish
I
never
put
the
hose
down
Wish
I
never
got
old.
1 Bad News Comes To Town
2 Welcome Rap
3 Welcome To The Big Room
4 Don't Take Your Love Away From Me
5 This Note's For You
6 Ten Men Workin'
7 Life In The City
8 Hello Lonely Woman
9 Soul Of A Woman
10 Married Man
11 Ain't It The Truth
12 One Thing
13 Twilight
14 I'm Goin'
15 Ordinary People
16 Crime in the City
17 Crime Of The Heart
18 Doghouse
19 Fool For Your Love
20 Encore Rap
21 On The Way Home
22 Sunny Inside
23 Tonight's the Night
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