Key: A
Introduction:
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Caught between the twisted stars, the plotted lines, the faulty map
D
That brought Columbus to New York
A E
Betwixt between the East and West, he calls on her wearing a leather vest
D
The earth squeals and shudders to a halt
A E
A diamond crucifix in his ear is used to help ward off the fear
D
That he has left his soul in someone's rented car
A E
Inside his pants he hides a mop to clean the mess that he has dropped
D
Into the life of lithesome Juliette Belle
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And Romeo wanted Juliette and Juliette wanted Romeo
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And Romeo wanted Juliette and Juliette wanted Romeo
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Romeo Rodriguez squares his shoulders and curses Jesus
D
Runs a comb through his black pony-tail
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He's thinking of his lonely room, the sink by his bed gives off a stink
D
Then smells her perfume in his eyes and her voice was like a bell
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Outside the streets were steaming the crack dealers were dreaming
D
Of an Uzi someone had just scored
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"I bet you I could hit that light with my one good arm behind my back"
D
Says Little Joey Diaz
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Brother give me another tote, those downtown hoods are no damn good
D
Those Italians need a lesson to be taught
A E
This cop who died in Harlem, you'd think they'd get the warning
D
I was dancing when his brains run out on the street
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And Romeo wanted Juliette and Juliette wanted Romeo
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And Romeo wanted Juliette and Juliette wanted Romeo
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I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag, with Latin written on it that says
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"It's hard to give a shit these days"
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Manhattan's sinking like a rock into the filthy Hudson, what a shock
D
They wrote a book about it, they said it was like ancient Rome
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The perfume burned his eyes, holding tightly to her thighs
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And something flickered for a minute and then it vanished and was gone