Sooner or later when the            dawn was breaking   The joint was jumping and the     walls were shaking   Joey sneaked in the               backdoor way Pretending he was with the band he never used to pay He was no great draw at pulling the chicks He used to lie against the wall like he was holding up the bricks And all the things that guy used to do to get his kicks He was a legand in his lifetime with the neighborhood kids They said "joey did this"    and "joey did that" Oh that guy was crazy what a crazy cat Then something strange would happen   there’s trouble on the way And trouble only  means one thing...                   Joey’s on the street again         he’s on the street Joey grew older                           older without a cause Got married had some kids and had his     brushes with the law Settled down and got a job then said "I’m leaving" one day "I’ve gotta hang loose a while take       care while I’m away." People said they’d seen him they were nearly always wrong no one knew how much he had where he’d gone or for how long ’Til one day there came a rumor floating from the docks Saying a crazy stranger had been found lying among the rocks They said "joey did this"    and "joey did that" Oh that guy was crazy what a crazy cat And no one quite believed it   all rumors are the same And now if something happens they say...                  Joey’s on the street again         he’s on the street (Sax Solo) A       D      x8       X7              A       D      x6 When joey    moved away                A lot of the kids said "I can’t stay around here"                                       They said "I’m moving out                            going away"            D They said "I’m leaving               D        getting out" They said "I’m leaving                                going away going away going away"                                       They said "I’m leaving I’m leaving I’m leaving I’m leaving"                 Gonna       go somewhere where it               doesn’t stink            Away from the alleys somewhere      I can think Wash the    dirt from my hands watch it        wash down the sink It’s a      strain on the brain living          close to the brink Look at the brickwall gravestone where some     kid was sprayed Saying    nobody could be bothered here to      rule o.k Don’t    believe it don’t believe it what they say on tv There’s no romance                         no romance         no romance                  there’s no romance         no romance                         no romance         no romance                          For joey in this city A       D      x24 to fade                Mick 2009