Paradise City (Live in New York, Ritz Theatre - May 16, 1991)

Lyrics

[Chorus] Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Oh, won't you take me home? Yeah, yeah Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Won't you take me home? [Instrumental Break] [Verse 1] Just an urchin livin' under the street, I'm a Hard case that's tough to beat I'm your charity case, buy me something to eat I'll pay you at another time Take it to the end of the line, see ya [Verse 2] Rags to riches, or so they say, you gotta Keep pushin' for the fortune and fame You know it, it's all a gamble when it's just a game You treat it like a capital crime Everybody's doing the time [Chorus] Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Won't you take me home? Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Won't you take me home? Look out [Verse 3] Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber Why I'm here, I can't quite remember The Surgeon General says it's hazardous to breathe I'd have another cigarette but I can't see Tell me who you're gonna believe [Chorus] Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Won't you take me home? Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Won't you take me home? Oh yeah [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] So far away So far away So far away So far away [Verse 4] Captain America's been torn apart He's a court jester with a broken heart, he said "Turn me around and take me back to the start" Must be losin' my mind, "Are you blind?" Seen it all a million times [Chorus] Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Won't you take me home? Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Won't you take me home? Take me down, spin me 'round Won't you take me home? Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty Won't you take me home? [Guitar Solo] [Outro] Ya take me home? I wanna see how good it can be Won't ya take me home? Baby, please [?] Oh We're gonna slow things down a bit Hey Slash What about, uh "Civil War" Your request is my command, homes