Clash - City Of The Dead lyrics

(strummer/jones)<br><br>This is the city of the dead<br>As we lie side by side in bed<br>I'd do something else instead<br>But it is the city of the dead<br><br>We went out kickin' around<br>But you got drunk an' fallen down<br>An' I wished I could be like you<br>With the soho river drinking me down<br><br>In the city of the dead<br>Fall in love an' fall in bed<br>It wasn't anything you said<br>Except I know we both lie dead<br><br>Don't you know where to cop<br>That's what new york johnny said * * * *<br>You should get to know your town<br>Just like I know mine<br><br>While all the windows stare ahead<br>An' the streets are filled with dread<br>Every nation in the world<br>Slinks through the alley after girls<br><br>What we wear is dangerous gear<br>It'll get you picked on anywhere<br>Though we get beat up we don't care<br>At least it livens up the air<br><br>But somedays we hide inside<br>All courage gone and paralysed<br>Sniff that wind of ugly tension<br>Today the jerks have got aggression<br><br>It is the city of the dead<br><br>*johnny thunders