CLASH - Lightning Strikes lyrics
rate meOk, ah, were back again and of course youre listening to W.B.A.I. in New York and this program is labrishMy name is Hab? Salashi and were speaking with Baba, or maybe Rash BaboaCan I try and give a message? Hallo?Go, go ahead manYeah, I just like to say, uhm, lets have some music now ehOk, ok, thank youYo rightNow lightning strikes in old New YorkIt may be dark but I wanna talkIt might rain, it might snowTheres too many things I got to knowIf this is spring than it's time to singNever mind the l'il birdies wingLook out, look out, old New YorkNew York's coming and New York talksHey, strikeNot once, strike, but twiceGet out your money, peel a slabRoll some notes and hail a cabDrive in church, drive in backDrive down Seventh in a tankTake in the sights, feel the breezeSee New York's one and only treeIt can be found in Garbage parkBut don't inspect it after dark, noStrikeNew YorkLightningNot once but twiceAccidental hike in the transit strikeRoller skate or ride a bikeThree to a car, Brooklyn BridgeYou won't get far if you're privilegedGraffiti Jack sprays in blackAn Englishman, can he read it back?Deli Joe, he ought to knowHe runs the gang on Pastrami RowStrikeLightningStrikeBecause glass to glass, street to streetBuildings touch St. Peter's feetFrom car to bar, from prez to shahEverything is in the jarThe four winds blow cause the four winds knowTakes a special hustle to make a rollHoney girl on her feetI wish everything to make her sweet(Strike) StrikeYeah, strike hits twiceNot once but twice (Strike)Ok, so rollYallSerieusYallFrom HarlemStrike oneLightning strikeHarlem slum to penthouse blockOn every door I already knockedThere wasn't anybody that I didn't leave aloneSomebody lying under every stoneEverything that a man could need is in a bag down by my kneeThat looks good and this ain't got seedsCheaper than booze down in the boweryLightning strike (Strike)Old New YorkEverythings lightBumb, oh, he touched you there(Strike) StrikeHey ho, such a nightI'll see y'all when the lightning strikeA polaroid caught in the actYou're married too and that's a fact but I won't peek and I won't squeekDown by the trucks on Christopher StreetIt's Cuban DayOi VeyChinese New Year, let's call it a dayLook out, lightning strikeTootsieFox, fox, what, whatve you got?Hey bullyOh, strikeLightningHey, Chi manThat melody is Puerto RicanHey Chi man, is what he's speakingAnd there's the road down into London Town where many cars get broken downIt's the Westway from Ladbroke GroveRuns down to Old HounslowHash my brother, caught a fuffBecause, because you know itJust thought I'd mention the new extention that run's down the 59th street intersectionDid you hear the news y'all?London Town on the BroadwayStrike
