Street to Lean On

Bag lady's complainin' to the cop on the beat
She says she got nowhere to go, she got nothin' to eat
Cop says, "Lady, have you considered a life of crime?
You know you can eat real good when you're doin' time"

And she has got no galleria, she got no mall
All she's got is the street to lean on
And the gutter when she falls, yeah

Do you see them gang bangers? They're gonna have their fight
You know they're gonna knock somebody's teeth out
Maybe put out somebody's lights, huh
We're gonna have to bust 'em, put 'em all away in jail
You know it's the nineteenth time this month, ain't going to be no bail

And they have got no galleria, they got no mall
All they got is the street to lean on
And the gutter when they fall

Fat lady with the wig on, she's down here buyin' antiques
She says "Can't you control these kids? They're actin' like a, a bunch of freaks"
And the kids are givin' her the finger, they re talkin 'bout takin' her purse
And the, the street keeps gettin' hotter, the traffic keeps gettin' worse

And they have got no galleria, they got no mall
All they got is the street to lean on
And the gutter when they fall, yeah

Do you see that politician? Don't he look sincere?
You know he will promise you anything, as long as he's down here
But he's gonna go home to The Valley, to his house and lawn
And we will still be here when he is gone

And we have got no galleria, we got no mall
All we got is the street to lean on
And the gutter when we fall, yeah

We got this street to lean on and the gutter