City In A Bottle (original demo)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The cold has a hard time finding me Unlike some folks I know All the men down in Union Square Are worried about the snow When your pockets fill with dollar bills Your heart forgets to eat It's a wicked thing It owns this street [Chorus:] Oh yeah so "Fix your boots and take me home" Says Quick Monique the Freak "I need an easy dollar Are you trick or are you treat?" If she was six teeth younger And I had half a mind You know I'd carry her away from that wicked thing outside [Verse 2] Oh well I saw a carried bundle that had fingers, eyes, and toes As a father of deception I have never raised a soul It's a purchase captured second-hand And cherished more than gold It's a shelter from that wicked thing That wanders in the cold [Chorus:] Yeah, "Fix your boots or take me home" Says Quick Monique the Freak "I need an easy dollar Are you trick or are you treat?" If she was six teeth younger And if I had half a mind I'd carry her away from that wicked thing outside [Coda] The water on the dirty streets Has all but turned to ice To pave the road for wicked things That wander in the night