Mott - It Takes One To Know One lyrics

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(Dale Griffin)

Well, didya ever get the feelin' that the world ain't right?

Like when you're standing in the dance-hall someone picks a fight

He says, "Hey, c'mere long-hair I saw ya lookin' at my chick!"

You gotta get away quick

And as you turn to make a run he throws a punch at your head

You know you gotta make the exit or you're gonna be dead

But when you finally hit the sidewalk you can tell that you ain't going too far

'Cos someone stole your car

And it's the same play, each day, can't pay, no way

They gotcha in a hole y'know.

It's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,

And the snakes are out to bite you everytime

But not me babe

It takes one to know one,

It takes one to know one,

It takes one to know one,

And I know you!

You know I tried to call my baby, tried to make a date,

She said, "I'm awful sorry, honey, but you called too late,

Y'see I've gotta drive my Daddy to a meeting of the P.T.A.,

I can't come out to play!"

So then I took me off downtown and met this chick in a bar

She took me back to her apartment in her Jaguar,

But when we started rockin' she threw me straight outta the door,

There oughta be a law

And it's the same play, each day, can't pay, there's no way

You're gonna get a break, y'know

It's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,

She says she's got the feelin' but she ain't got the time,

Don't gimme that jive, babe

It takes one to know one

And I know you!

Well now it's Saturday night and I just got laid,

But there's a shadow in the alley still gotta be paid.

I heard it's tough at the top, but it sure looks good from the floor

They won't let you score.

Every day it's getting rougher and it's hard to survive

When there's a lotta people round don't wanna see you alive,

They wanna take you to the cleaners, and leave you in the gutter to bleed

When they've got all they need.

And it's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,

And the man still wants your life on the dotted line,

But I got wise, babe

It takes one to know one

And I Know You (all of you).