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There's an alley cat slowly walking down a dirty street |
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Watching a cop on the take marching to his city beat |
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You got five fingers Johnny stealing everything in sight |
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You gotta be bad to be good in the dead of the night |
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Wowowow, kick it |
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You're dancing in fire, baby |
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When you're taking it to the streets |
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Yeah to the streets |
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Baby better be better watch your back |
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Fast on your feet |
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Cause they're wheelin' dealin' |
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Cheatin' stealin' |
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Child you're gonna learn |
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You gotta be bad to be good |
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If you know what I'm talkin' about |
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What's that |
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So I say it again |
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You gotta be bad to be good |
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In the dead of the night |
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When you got nothin' baby |
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You got nothin' to lose, nothin' to lose |
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It's an eye for an eye baby |
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And a tooth for a tooth, ain't it the truth |
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If you got nine lives you might survive |
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Cause nothing's free on the other side |
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Wheelin' dealin' cheatin' stealin' |
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Just to stay alive |
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They got love for sale, yes for sale |
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On the New York subway line |
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Watch the working girls hanging out |
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Turning tricks underneath the lights, |
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Oh the lights |
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One step from hell |
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The poor men sell their soul |
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for a taste of wine |
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When it's said and done |
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and you're on the run |
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And the only law comes under the gun |
