Stumbled up the alley over tins and wiresnAnd broken boxes left for us to trip acrossnAnother bunch of rotten bad luck nYou can't win man, what'd I tell you?nMucking hands can have a costnnFirst soaring then collision nLike my television nStories all end up the samenSo we just drink deep, inhale and coughnMove on before it wears offnAre we smarter than this shell game?nI blinkednnUp the street to Grand Avenue nEnd up at the water frontnWhere pollution's made the sky go blacknNever trust the books nAnd never screw the ones who don't deserve itnSlump let reflections play back, watchnnFirst soaring then collision nLike my television nStories all end up the samenSo we just drink deep, inhale and coughnMove on before it wears offnAre we smarter than this shell game?nI'm notnnIt's no use kid, I can't stop bleedingnTake this old guitar, it's all I'm leavingnIt's seen the Jersey pines nBright neon signs and rode the Brighton linennI'll tell you what you're up againstnIt's the toughest fucking townnI've ever seen and you're going it alonenYou're an outsider so nKeep your profile low