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Some information about Joey Lyrics Title: Bob Dylan - Joey lyrics Artist: Bob Dylan Album: Desire Visitors: 6 visitors have visited Joey Lyrics since Feb 12, 2007. Born in Red HookBrooklynin the year of who knows when Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion Always on the outside of whatever side there was When they asked him why it had to be that way"Well" he answered"just because." Larry was the oldestJoey was next to last. They called Joe "Crazy" the baby they called "Kid Blast." Some say they lived off gambling and runnin numbers too. It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue. JoeyJoey King of the streetschild of clay. JoeyJoey What made them want to come and blow you away? There was talk they killed their rivalsbut the truth was far from that No one ever knew for sure where they were really at. When they tried to strangle LarryJoey almost hit the roof. He went out that night to seek revengethinkin he was bulletproof. The war broke out at the break of dawnit emptied out the streets Joey and his brothers suffered terrible defeats Till they ventured out behind the lines and took five prisoners. They stashed them away in a basementcalled them amateurs. The hostages were tremblin when they heard a man exclaim "Let s blow this place to kingdom comelet Con Edison take the blame." But Joey stepped uphe raised his handsaid"We re not those kind of men. It s peace and quiet that we need to go back to work again." JoeyJoey King of the streetschild of clay. JoeyJoey What made them want to come and blow you away? The police department hounded himthey called him Mr. Smith They got him on conspiracythey were never sure who with. "What time is it?" said the judge to Joey when they met "Five to ten" said Joey. The judge says"That s exactly what you get." He did ten years in Atticareading Nietzsche and Wilhelm Reich They threw him in the hole one time for tryin to stop a strike. His closest friends were black men cause they seemed to understand What it s like to be in society with a shackle on your hand. When they let him out in 71 he d lost a little weight But he dressed like Jimmy Cagney and I swear he did look great. He tried to find the way back into the life he left behind To the boss he said"I have returned and now I want what s mine." JoeyJoey King of the streetschild of clay. JoeyJoey Why did they have to come and blow you away? It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun "I m around too many children" he d say"they should never know of one." Yet he walked right into the clubhouse of his lifelong deadly foe Emptied out the registersaid"Tell em it was Crazy Joe." One day they blew him down in a clam bar in New York He could see it comin through the door as he lifted up his fork. He pushed the table over to protect his family Then he staggered out into the streets of Little Italy. JoeyJoey King of the streetschild of clay. JoeyJoey What made them want to come and blow you away? Sister Jacqueline and Carmela and mother Mary all did weep. I heard his best friend Frankie say"He ain t deadhe s just asleep." Then I saw the old man s limousine head back towards the grave I guess he had to say one last goodbye to the son that he could not save. The sun turned cold over President Street and the town of Brooklyn mourned They said a mass in the old church near the house where he was born. And someday if God s in heaven overlookin His preserve I know the men that shot him down will get what they deserve. JoeyJoey King of the streetschild of clay. JoeyJoey What made them want to come and blow you away? Hottest songs from Bob Dylan : Fans who visit this lyrics also like: |
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