Romeo Is Bleeding
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Lyrics for Romeo Is Bleeding by Tom Waits
Songwriters: Waits, Tom
For all the pachucos at the pumps
And they all jump when they hear the sirens
An' he leans against the car door
In the phone booth by the store
Like every hero's dream
With the radio full blast
Hey man, Romeo is bleeding
Beneath a car without his knife"
Romeo starts his engines
For gunnin' down my brother
And he brodys through the signal
Lookin' so hard against the hood of his car
Hey man, Romeo is bleeding
Romeo is bleeding as he gives the man his ticket
Well, it was just another night
Romeo is bleeding
Someone's cryin' at the fire point
With the moon, cut like a sickle
They all agree it's clear
If they only had the guts
And now they're all tryin' to stand like Romeo
Hey man, Romeo is bleeding
An' throws a bottle at a milk truck
Wipes the blood off the door
Leavin' the boys there, hikin' up their chinos
And listenin' to how Romeo killed
Romeo says," Hey man, gimme a cigarette"
Frankie lights it for him and pats him on the back
And he'll die without a whimper
And they're talkin' now in Spanish, all about their hero
An' he sings along with the radio
Romeo is bleeding an' he winces now an' then
And they all reach for their pack
Romeo just laughs
With a bullet in his chest
Feels the blood in his shoes
Romeo is bleeding, nobody can tell
An' he combs back his fenders
An' they all know, they could be just like Romeo
They're all seein' how far they can spit
And as it breaks, he grabs his nuts
Like an angel with a bullet
Leavin' him like a dog
Puttin' out a cigarette in his hand
Brake lights of a 58 Belair
The Sheriff with his knife
And Cagney on a screen
Romeo is bleeding
Save that Coppers' ass
He ain't never gonna see another summertime
That everything is cool, and if Romeo was here
At Romero's Paint and Body
And he climbs the balcony at the movies
"All the racket in the world ain't never gonna
And now they're huddled in the


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