walking down Madison

Walking down Madison
I swear I never had a gun
No I never shot no one
I was only having fun
Walking down Madison
Swear I never had a gun
I was philosophizing some
Checking out the bums
See you give em your nickels
Your pennies and dimes
But you cant give em hope
In these mercenary times, oh no
And you feel real guilty
About the coat on your back
And the sandwich you had, oh no
From an uptown apartment
To a knife on the A train
Its not that far
From the sharks in the penthouse
To the rats in the basement
Its not that far
To the bag lady frozen asleep in the park
Oh no, its not that far
Would you like to see some more?
I can show you if youd like to
Walking down Madison
I swear I never had a gun
No I never shot no one
Wouldnt do it just for fun
Walking down Madison
Trying to keep my head screwed on
I was philosophizing some
Checking out the nuns
When you get to the corner
Dont look at those freaks
Keep your head down low
And stay quick on your feet, oh yeah
The beaming boy from Harlem
With the airforce coat
The ones who died, the ones who tried
The ones that sit and gloat
From an uptown apartment
To a knife on the A train
Its not that far
From the sharks in the penthouse
To the rats in the basement
Its not that far
To the bag lady frozen asleep
On the church steps
Its not that far
Would you like to see some more?
I can show you if youd like to
Within every city and town theres a Madison
Frozen lives for whom nothings happening
Hungry children is a mothers dilemma
Dumpster diving to feed her baby Emma
So you walk on by like it doesnt affect you
The held out hand that you pay no respect to
Nickels and dimes wont even buy your guilt
Another wino burnt to death in his quilt
Its a cardboard city, newspaper metropolis
The system cant cope or keep on top of this
The authorities come as youre not for display
Do they solve the problem, no, they move him away
Theyre in a vicious circle of no fixed abode
The social wont pay em the money theyre owed
When youve got no money you cant pay rent
Hypothermia kills cos the system is bent
From an uptown apartment
To a knife on the A train
Its not that far
From the sharks in the penthouse
To the rats in the basement
Its not that far
To the bag lady frozen asleep in the park
Oh no, its not that far
And do you want to see some more?
I can show you if youd like to
From an uptown apartment
To a knife on the A train
Its not that far
From the sharks in the penthouse
To the rats in the basement
Its not that far
To the bag lady frozen asleep
On the church steps
Its not that far