Stranglers - Baroque Bordello lyrics

Thinks he's a toughguy

Superfly

Stays high

Sneakin down the alleyway to make another buy

Talkin bout a big deal

Big wheel

Nothins real

Wouldn't know the truth if it looked him in the eye

Sneakin out the back door

Top floor

Dirt poor

You know the boys gonna get himself in jail

Living on the back street

Concrete

Fast speed

Lost in the jungle with the tiger by the tail

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

He's just barely getting by

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

He's down there getting high

Midnight siren

Whats it mean

Bad dreams

Shiverin and shakin in the middle of the night

Down in a cold sweat

In debt

Upset

Hidin in the back room to keep ot of sight

Walkin that tough walk

Jivetalk

Double cross

Sneakin down the side street hidin from the sun

Makin them big plans

Big man

Be this man

Gonna make a million but he never gets it done

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

He's just barely getting by

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

He's down there getting high

Thinks he's a loverboy

Super joy

Tough toy

Thinks he's kinda sexy but the ladies say he ain't

Nothing but a no class

Jiveass

Movin fast

Wants to be a winner but the monkey says he can't

After hours nightspot

Whatcha got

Hot shot

Gotta keep movin just to keep from going down

The boy won't ever learn

Slow burn

Overturn

End up in a coffin there six feet in the ground

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

He's just barely getting by

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

Everytime I see him

He's down there getting high