Faith and Fire

Avenue Z

Faith and Fire


Got time to kill, money to burn. 
& burn it will 'cause I just don't learn. 
Gonna raise yer hand, drink yer health, 
Gettin' ready for the night. 
There's crazy Mary, crack-smokin' ho, 
8-ball Ray & Puerto Rican Joe. How you doin'? Get in line 
for the bathroom on the right! 
Exiled to Brooklyn, What the hell am I doin' here? 
An adopted son of Kensington drowning in my beer. 
Walk with me to Avenue Z - imagine my surprise... 
They've got the sand & the sea at Avenue Z - 
You won't believe your eyes & I'm back again… 
Walk with me (There's a place I know) 
to Avenue Z (where the freaks all go.) 
you won't believe your eyes. 
They've got the sand & the sea (Another night in hell,) 
at Avenue Z (belly up in the wishing well.) 
imagine my surprise, 'cause I'm back again 
Well, well, well... 
There's Ramon, better back him up 
('cause) there's cross-eyed Liza with an empty cup 
She seen him coming 'bout a mile away 
& he doesn't stand a chance. 
There's Doug & Ricky, don't they ever sleep? 
Drugs liquor & women, that's way too deep, 
but they're ready to roll 'cause they just got paid, 
everybody gettin high. 
San Juan up above me, got Bollywood below 
got a sleeper cell across the hall; 
don't ask me how I know...