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(kirsty maccoll/johnny marr)Walking down madison - I swear I never had a gunNo I never shot no-one - I was only having funWalking down madison - swear I never had a gunI was philosophizing someChecking out the bumsSee you give 'em your nickels, your pennies and dimesBut you can't give 'em hope in these mercenary times, oh noAnd you feel real guilty about the coat on your backAnd the sandwich you had, oh noFrom an uptown apartment to a knife on the a trainIt's not that farFrom the sharks in the penthouse to the rats in the basementIt's not that farTo the bag lady frozen asleep in the parkOh no it's not that farWould you like to see some more? I can show you if you'd like toWalking down madison - I swear I never had a gunNo I never shot no-one - wouldn't do it just for funWalking down madison - trying to keep my head screwed onI was philosophizing someChecking out the nunsWhen you get to the corner don't look at those freaksKeep your head down low and stay quick on your feet, oh yeahThe beaming boy from harlem with the airforce coatThe ones who diedThe ones who triedThe ones that sit and gloatFrom an uptown apartment to a knife on the a trainIt's not that farFrom the sharks in the penthouse to the rats in the basementIt's not that farTo the bag lady frozen asleep on the church stepsIt's not that farWould you like to see some more? I can show you if you'd like toWithin every city and town there's a madisonFrozen lives for whom nothing's happeningHungry children is a mother's dilemmaDumpster diving to feed her baby emmaSo you walk on by like it doesn't affect youThe held out hand that you pay no respect toNickels and dimes won't even buy your guiltAnother wino burnt to death in his quiltIt's a cardboard city, newspaper metropolisThe system can't cope or keep on top of thisThe authorities come as you're not for displayDo they solve the problem no they move him awayThey're in a vicious circle of no fixed abodeThe social won't pay 'em the money they're owedWhen you've got no money you can't pay rentHypothermia kills 'cos the system is bentFrom an uptown apartment to a knife on the a trainIt's not that farFrom the sharks in the penthouse to the rats in the basementIt's not that farTo the bag lady frozen asleep in the parkOh no it's not that farWould you like to see some more? I can show you if you'd like toFrom an uptown apartment to a knife on the a trainIt's not that farFrom the sharks in the penthouse to the rats in the basementIt's not that farTo the bag lady frozen asleep on the church stepsIt's not that farWould you like to see some more? I can show you if you'd like toIn the subway sits a vacuous manHis grip on life is a bent tin canIt's a holy shrine where he burns his lightIt makes things easy and removes his plightFor an hour or two but he can't escapeThey're all penned in with government tapeThere are good samaritans who bring the soupThe sally army with their bibles and bootsYou can see yourself as it's not too farOne short trip you don't who they areTill the night comes then it all comes backLike the smell of patchouli and the armies of ratsIt's a shame to be human it's a human shameIt seems we've forgotten we're one and the same

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