Down in Paradise

At the end of the bus line near the beltway in west Baltimore
There's a place they call Paradise
And it was the end of the line for some good ole friends of mine
Yeah their lives rolled just like a pair of dice

Now we all lived in row homes with tidy gardens and small backyards
And windows full of hungry eyes
Born to run we drove around up and down the same ole town
Yeah we never did get too far from Paradise

Once we were chasin' something and now something's chasin' us
Still we run through the night
I may travel far and wide but I promise I will never leave my friends behind
Down in Paradise

We sat on the hoods of our cars and I sang and I played my guitar
And we looked into the young girls eyes
We drank our beer every Saturday night and sometimes there'd be a fight
And the cops they'd chase us all through Paradise

Now my ole pals they were so crazy but true
Yeah they would drive all night for you
And their friendship it never had a price
And now some of us we're feeling stuck
We got too many bills we got too little luck
Yeah we wonder why it's called Paradise

Once we were chasin' something and now something's chasin' us
Still we run through the night
I may travel far and wide but I promise I will never leave my friends behind

Like Billy D who smiled and Penny who ran wild
And Koch who played guitar and Stepp who went too far
There was Connolly who was cool and Jack who sang the blues
And Donnie who we lost on the road

I put my guitar on my shoulder and rolled on down the road
Hitting the curbs just like a pair of dice
And I made friends in every town oh but I never settled down
Cause there's only one place I call Paradise

Once we were chasin' something and now something's chasin' us
Still we run through the night
I may travel far and wide but I promise I will never leave my friends behind
Down in Paradise