Caught between the twisted stars the plotted lines the faulty map
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that brought Columbus to New York
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Betwixt between the East and West he calls on her wearing a leather vest
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the earth squeals and shudders to a halt
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A diamond crucifix in his ear is used to help ward off the Fear
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that he has left his soul in someone's rented car
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Inside his pants he hides a mop to clean the mess that he has dropped
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into the life of lithesome Juliette Bell
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And Romeo wanted Juliette and Juliette wanted Romeo
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And Romeo wanted Juliette and Juliette wanted Romeo
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Romeo Rodriguez squares his shoulders and curses Jesus
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runs a comb through his black pony-tail
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He's thinking of his lonely room
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the sink that by his bed gives off a stink
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Then smells her perfume in his eyes and her voice was like a bell
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Outside the street were steaming the crack dealers were dreaming
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of an Uzi someone had just scored
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I betcha I could hit that light with my one good arm behind my back
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says little Joey Diaz
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Brother give me another tote those downtown hoods are no damn good
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those Italians need a lesson to be taught
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This cop who died in Harlem you think they'd get the warnin'
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I was dancing when his brains run out on the street
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And Romeo had Juliette and Juliette had her Romeo
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And Romeo had Juliette and Juliette had her Romeo
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I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag with Latin written on it that says
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"It's hard to give a shit these days"
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Manhattan's sinking like a rock, into the filthy Hudson what a shock
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they wrote a book about it, they said it was like ancient Rome
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The perfume burned his eyes, holding tightly to her thighs
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and something flickered for a minute and then it vanished and was gone
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Romeo Had Juliette
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| Lou Reed |
