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hollywood on skid row
A chemical tease, an electrical breeze
Getting your masters is a disaster
In pharmacology
Should have been psychology
Under the old train lines
In my prime
Down on skid row
Getting high
Getting wise
Declaring independence
Before my time
Need I ring the liberty bell
And for who does that bell toll
Can’t be sin city
Hollywood on skid row
Out comes the crocodile
In denial, a trusty vial
A shylock, joke, and thief
Disability relief
I’m chasing dreams, stealing scenes
Boosting blue
Need to blow
Hollywood on skid row
Life is cheap, short
Under suspicion
Life can be sweet
A treat — but who tweets
We sell our souls
Sit in rows
Stone the crows
And cower — in the sleet
I’m misbehaving — sure I’m slaving
Need to score once again
But the music stopped
An age ago
Time to take the downtime slow
Mix the takeover — the white lady
Tranq’d on sleep-cut crank
Let’s not split hairs — steal the show
By the corner, Kensington and Allegheny
Down near H street on skid row
