The Balley -

Katy:

The joint is set to jump, the band is warmed on up

The crowd is getting juiced, getting loose enough

Fear and dread gets parties fed

When your ticket might be up

The men, they all pretend that they’re a big deal but

They’re shady and the ladies know what is what

The beat it thumps, the show lights up

All the jack and jills go jump

Me and Sheila wheeling, dealing, case the place

Sippin' hooch, got dough to make

The dutchman’s got some stuff to shake

We shmooze and booze and trade

Sheila stuns, my heart is shot

Her boss the cigarette girl’s got

Agendas that I just cannot

Players play and plot

I got a sense of doom that I can never shake

Like walls closin' in, trouble on its way

I live with it day after day

All the shade I cannot face

But at night when the tune’s and the groove’s just right

I’m lit and sway and feel just fine

For just a moment, all’s all right

Swingin' at the Balley tonight

Sheila:

Wormy’s come into some cash and is looking to buy. Let’s head over

Katy:

I heard his brother got nicked by the fuzz. They’re picking up all the junkies

lately

Sheila:

Nah, I heard it’s just the tansan druggies they’re scoopin'. Come on

Katy:

I’m in, I just gotta… I just gotta feed the monkey. The shakes is coming.

I’m heading to the fire escape, I’ll meet you at Wormy’s table in ten

Sheila:

Just keep it light, we still got all night

Katy:

Don’t worry, I got ya

Cop:

On the day we come it’s over

Everybody here against the wall

This is a raid so be compliant

We’ve got a list of names, we want them all

Please show your ID when we search you

If you don’t have it then you’re coming in

And if you try to run we’ll shoot you

Just do your duty as good citizens