This is the Park Avenue sobriety test,
it's a kick in the teeth, it's the hornets nest
It's the Park Avenue sobriety test,
It's the cold hard light of day.
It's the pain in your heart, it's the look in your eyes,
when all of your friends are dropping like flies,
it's the hole in the sky when a young man dies
you just want to go to sleep.
and when you finally sleep, you imagine a world
that's a beautiful world filled with beautiful girls
and the girls in your world, the one you imagined,
they all want to know your name
so you tell them your name, and they give you their number
as you're calling them up you awake from your slumber
'cause your landlord's outside, he's driving a Hummer,
and you're starting to catch a cold.
Chorus
it's the kid on the street, he's having a ball
and you're watching his feet,cos he's kicking a ball
cause he don't need a phone and he don't need the mall
and a tear rolls down your cheek
it's the guy at the bank, he's cashing the cheque
that't the government sent 'cause he's out on the deck
some words will not autocorrect,
like "who the fuck will pay our rent!?"
Some people are wealthy, others are rich
some people complain others just bitch,
it might take a second to see which is which
but the devil is in the details.
Chorus
It's the girl at the bar,she's pouring a drink
she's taking your dough and you think that she winks
so you ask her her name, and she tells you a lie
'cause Frank's not a woman's name.
Last call has been called, and now "Frank"'s closing down
you're out on the street and there's no-one around
and it's raining outside and you're still drunk
and now you're walking across a bridge.
and you're sobering up and you get to the park
and it's sketchy as hell and it's totally dark
when you're one of a kind you can't get on the ark
so zip up your jacket and go home.
This is the Park Avenue sobriety test
it's a kick in the teeth it's the hornet's nest
it's the Park Avenue sobriety test,
it's the cold hard light of day
this is the cold hard light of day
This is the cold hard light of day!