The Crush of the Moment
In '74 we were waiting for more
And the world to begin
The future was Bleecker and Bowery was meeker
Until you came in
Like a general in tattered jeans
On a tank rolling out of Queens
You knew what it means
To be standing alone, searching for home
A face in the crowd
You wanted more - ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
Ever faster and loud
Everyone on the bus - GABBA HEY ONE OF US!
To follow you I'm proud
In the crush - in the crush
In the crush of the moment
Seven feet high, barely 185
And a heart five boroughs wide
We made a bet on your punk rock Ronettes
Every year it multiplied
And though you never had the hits
I found beauty in a pit at the Ritz
Where everybody fits
Into standing alone, searching for home
A face in the crowd
You wanted more - ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
Ever faster and loud
Everyone on the bus - GABBA HEY ONE OF US!
To follow you I'm proud
In the crush - in the crush
In the crush of the moment
Leaving home on a rocket to Russia
In a two minute blast of joy
Lobotomy backbeat, Durango - no retreat
The weapons you'd deploy
You gave a love we were all worthy of
The hippies had nothing on you
Breaking it down to that jackhammer sound
Pounding pure and true
Out of dust and disease we'll try to believe
In a life that's so unreal
There's a star in the sky wearing leather tonight
Shining on my heart to heal
Though Johnny never made the score
Out on that fifth reunion tour
You gave us so much more
To be standing alone, searching for home
A face in the crowd
You wanted more - ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
Ever faster and loud
Everyone on the bus - GABBA HEY ONE OF US!
To follow you I'm proud
In the crush - in the crush
In the crush of the moment
Tonight! Well alright!
In the crush of the moment
And the world to begin
The future was Bleecker and Bowery was meeker
Until you came in
Like a general in tattered jeans
On a tank rolling out of Queens
You knew what it means
To be standing alone, searching for home
A face in the crowd
You wanted more - ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
Ever faster and loud
Everyone on the bus - GABBA HEY ONE OF US!
To follow you I'm proud
In the crush - in the crush
In the crush of the moment
Seven feet high, barely 185
And a heart five boroughs wide
We made a bet on your punk rock Ronettes
Every year it multiplied
And though you never had the hits
I found beauty in a pit at the Ritz
Where everybody fits
Into standing alone, searching for home
A face in the crowd
You wanted more - ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
Ever faster and loud
Everyone on the bus - GABBA HEY ONE OF US!
To follow you I'm proud
In the crush - in the crush
In the crush of the moment
Leaving home on a rocket to Russia
In a two minute blast of joy
Lobotomy backbeat, Durango - no retreat
The weapons you'd deploy
You gave a love we were all worthy of
The hippies had nothing on you
Breaking it down to that jackhammer sound
Pounding pure and true
Out of dust and disease we'll try to believe
In a life that's so unreal
There's a star in the sky wearing leather tonight
Shining on my heart to heal
Though Johnny never made the score
Out on that fifth reunion tour
You gave us so much more
To be standing alone, searching for home
A face in the crowd
You wanted more - ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
Ever faster and loud
Everyone on the bus - GABBA HEY ONE OF US!
To follow you I'm proud
In the crush - in the crush
In the crush of the moment
Tonight! Well alright!
In the crush of the moment
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Writer(s): Eric Harrison
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