Bruce Springsteen

Kitty's Back

Bruce Springsteen


Catlong sighs holding Kitty's black tooth 
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it the cold truth 
And there hasn't been a tally since Sally left the alley 
Since Kitty left with Big Pretty things have got pretty thin 
It's tight on this fence since them young dudes are musclin' in 

Jack Knife cries 'cause baby's in a bundle 
She goes running nightly, lightly through the jungle 
And them tin cans are explodin' out in the ninety-degree heat 
Cat somehow lost his baby down on Bleecker Street 
It's sad but it sure is true 
Cat shrugs his shoulders, sits back and sighs 
OOh, what can I do, ooh, what can I do? 
OOh, what can I do, ooh what can I do? 

Catlong lies back bent on a trash can, 
Flashing lights cut the night, dude in the white says he's the man 
Well you better learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long around 
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the city pound 
So get right, get tight, get down 
Well who's that down at the end of the alley? 
She's been gone so long 

Kitty's back in town, here she comes now 
Kitty's back in town 
Kitty's back in town, here she comes now 
Kitty's back in town 
Kitty's back in town, here she comes now 
Kitty's back in town 

Now Cat knows his Kitty's been untrue 
And that she left him for a city dude 
But she's so soft, she's so blue 
When he looks into her eyes 
He just sits back and sighs 
Ooh, what can I do, ooh, what can I do?