Well I could not get arrested
I could not find a place to hide
I could not get a message to the fat
man living on the other side
Living was a crime but I
could not get arrested
All the doors were closing as I fi
nally made my way into the square
I buttonholed the banker,
but he lied and said that you were never there
My world was growing colder,
and all the doors they were closing
Yeah, but when I walk down your street,
oh sister
When I walk down your street
Mother, mother
When I walk down your street
I can't begin again
I tried to kiss the barmaids,
so they beat me black and blue against the car
Well, I stumbled on and cursed this town
where mercy is a stranger
And I could not raise a whisper when they
asked me where all the years had gone
I was choking on the bitterness
and fury of a life gone wrong
Well, they waited for my answer but I
could not raise a whisper
Yeah, but when I walk down your street
Oh, sister,
when I walk down your street
Mother, mother,
when I walk down your street
I can begin again
You were standing in the doorway
When I first came round the corner
And the look of love you gave me
Stayed with me for years
You took my broken body
And held me in your arms
Will you rock me like a baby,
like a child against your grace?
You say I'm so tired of talking,
I can't keep my eyes open
You kiss me on the eyelids
and kiss me on the mouth
You say lay your burdens down,
lay your heavy head against me
And you will wait tomorrow to do
a different world
Well, when I walk down your street
Oh, sister,
when I walk down your street
Mother, mother,
when I walk down your street
I can't begin with you
Well, when I walk down your street
Sister, sister,
when I walk down your street
Mother, mother, when I walk down your street,
I can't begin again.
When I walk down your street,
I can't begin again.
you