Down And Out In New York City - Little Steven

I was born in New York City on a Monday

Seems I was shining shoes by Tuesday noon (New York City)

All the fat cats in the bad hats doing me a real big favor

Got the fat cats in the bad hats laying it on real good

Here’s a dime, boy, give me a shine, boy

When you’re down and out in New York City

No, it ain’t no place to be but where can you go?

When you’re down and out in New York City

I’m never, never gonna get that way again

No, no Ain’t never

Never

Gonna get that way again

When the cold wind comes, it lives at New York City

The street’s no place to be but there you are (New York City)

So you try hard or you die hard

Nobody gives a good damn

Try hard or you die hard

Nobody gives a damn

Here’s a dime, boy, give me a shine, boy

When you’re down and out in New York City

Oh, ain’t no place to be, but where can you go?

Oh, when you’re down and out in New York City

I ain’t never, never, never gonna get that way again

Going to get myself together in the morning

Going to leave it all behind like one bad dream (New York City)

'Cause the fat cats in the bad hats doing me a real big favor

Got the fat cats in the bad hats laying it on real good

Here’s a dime, boy, give me a shine, boy

When you’re down and out in New York City

Oh, ain’t no place to be, but where can you go?

Oh, when you’re down and out in New York City

Yeah, when you’re down and out in New York City

When you’re down and out in New York City

When you’re down and out in New York City

It ain’t no place to be When you’re down and out in New York City

Oh, nobody

When you’re down and out in New York City

Nobody, nobody gives a good damn

When you’re down and out in New York City

Oh, ain’t no place to be When you’re down and out in New York City

Oh, try hard, die hard, try hard

When you’re down and out in New York City

Never, never, never gonna get that way again

When you’re down and out in New York City

No, nobody, nobody gives a damn

When you’re down and out in New York City

Nobody, nobody gives a good damn

When you’re down and out in New York City

Hit it