| [ti:joey] | |
| [ar:bob dylan] | |
| [00:16.64] | Born in Red Hook,Brooklyn,in the year of who knows when |
| [00:27.13] | Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion |
| [00:33.89] | Always on the outside of whatever side there was |
| [00:40.78] | When they asked him why it had to be that way,"Well,"he answered,"just |
| [00:47.16] | because." |
| [00:49.51] | Larry was the oldest,Joey was next to last. |
| [00:57.69] | They called Joe "Crazy,"the baby they called "Kid Blast." |
| [01:06.34] | Some say they lived off gambling and runnin'numbers too. |
| [01:12.12] | It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue. |
| [01:23.29] | Joey,Joey, |
| [01:32.53] | King of the streets,child of clay. |
| [01:40.05] | Joey,Joey, |
| [01:48.18] | What made them want to come and blow you away? |
| [02:12.74] | There was talk they killed their rivals,but the truth was far from that |
| [02:21.72] | No one ever knew for sure where they were really at. |
| [02:27.72] | When they tried to strangle Larry,Joey almost-a-hit the roof. |
| [02:34.62] | He went out that night to seek revenge,thinkin'he was bulletproof. |
| [02:42.86] | The war broke out at the break of dawn,it emptied out the streets |
| [02:54.84] | Joey and his brothers suffered terrible defeats |
| [03:02.44] | 'Til they ventured out behind the lines and took five prisoners. |
| [03:08.74] | They stashed them away in a basement,called them amateurs. |
| [03:19.92] | The hostages were tremblin'when they heard a man exclaim, |
| [03:28.12] | "Let's blow this place to kingdom come,let Con Edison take the blame." |
| [03:36.47] | But Joey stepped up,an'he raised his hand,said,"We are not those kind of men. |
| [03:44.18] | It's peace and quiet that we need to go back to work again." |
| [03:53.18] | Joey,Joey, |
| [04:02.34] | King of the streets,child of clay. |
| [04:09.85] | Joey,Joey, |
| [04:18.42] | What made them want to come and blow you away? |
| [04:42.22] | The police department hounded him,they called him Mr.Smith |
| [04:49.76] | They got him on conspiracy,they were never sure who with. |
| [04:59.19] | "What time is it?"said the judge to Joey when they met |
| [05:07.55] | "Five to ten,"said Joey.Judge says,"That's exactly what you get." |
| [05:16.06] | He did ten years in Attica,reading Nietzsche and Wilhelm Reich |
| [05:23.76] | They threw him in the hole one time for tryin'to stop a strike. |
| [05:32.19] | His closest friends were black men 'cause they seemed to understand |
| [05:40.36] | What it's like to be in society with a shackle on your hand. |
| [05:49.26] | They let him out in '71he'd lost a little weight |
| [05:56.71] | But he dressed like Jimmy Cagney and I swear he did look great. |
| [06:05.52] | He tried to find the way back in ,to the life he left behind |
| [06:11.67] | To the boss he said,"I have returned and now I want what's mine." |
| [06:21.83] | Joey,Joey, |
| [06:31.13] | King of the streets,child of clay. |
| [06:38.28] | Joey,Joey, |
| [06:47.11] | What made them want to come and blow you away? |
| [07:10.63] | It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun |
| [07:18.90] | "I'm around too many children,"he'd say,"they should never know of one." |
| [07:26.94] | Yet he walked right into the clubhouse of his lifelong deadly foe, |
| [07:35.36] | Emptied out the register,said,"Tell 'em it was Crazy Joe." |
| [07:43.49] | One day they blew him down in a clam bar in New York |
| [07:52.41] | He could see it comin'through the door as he lifted up his fork. |
| [07:59.86] | He pushed the table over to protect his family |
| [08:07.88] | Then he staggered out into the streets of Little Italy. |
| [08:16.30] | Joey,Joey, |
| [08:24.57] | King of the streets,child of clay. |
| [08:33.34] | Joey,Joey, |
| [08:41.19] | What made them want to come and blow you away? |
| [09:04.94] | Sister Jacqueline and Carmela and mother Mary all did weep. |
| [09:13.27] | I heard his best friend Frankie say,"He ain't dead,he's just asleep." |
| [09:22.42] | Then I saw the old man's limousine head back towards the grave |
| [09:29.95] | I guess he had to say one last goodbye to the son that he could not save. |
| [09:38.33] | The sun turned cold over President Street and the town of Brooklyn mourned |
| [09:46.42] | They said a mass in the old church near the house where he was born. |
| [09:54.70] | And someday if God's in heaven overlookin'His preserve |
| [10:02.58] | I know the men that shot him down will get what they deserve. |
| [10:11.46] | Joey,Joey, |
| [10:20.38] | King of the streets,child of clay. |
| [10:27.51] | Joey,Joey, |
| [10:36.28] | What made them want to come and blow you away? |
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