In the ruins of mischief through the ravages of time
But you don't have to be going down the dark hall
On the corner of first and insane
And it really matters to me
Downtown baby, it's a million to one
For the souls of the departed and the renegades of love
Walkin' down Suicide Alley
Oh, no, baby don't go
Walkin' down Suicide Alley
You're a loose cannonball on a sinking ship
You're not tied to the chair, you're not nailed to the wall
You got a place in this world of mine
I know baby wasn't born to follow
Suicide Alley is waiting
Oh, no, baby don't go
Walkin' down Suicide Alley
And you thought you were dreaming
Sitting naked by the window in the middle of the night
I can see you wearing your halo
Walkin' down Suicide Alley
Walkin' down Suicide Alley
Suicide Alley is callin'
You might as well name your poison
And pass 'em on by, don't look 'em in the eye
Oh, no, baby don't go
The sun hatched me out, cradle and all
And stand in line by the exit sign
Oh, no, baby don't go
If only in the daybreak of the dirty street light
Walkin' down Suicide Alley
Oh, no, baby don't go
From the belly of the beast, shot from the hip
Oh, no, baby don't go
All this damage is runnin' loose in your head
But you could wake up dead and you'll never ever know what's real
You and me we gotta be all we dreamed of
You know I wasn't born, I was spat out at the wall
And nobody even knew my name
