Skid Row (Downtown)

[CRYSTAL]
Alarm goes off at seven
And you start uptown
You put in your eight hours
For the powers that have always been
[RONETTE]Woo, sing it, child!
[CRYSTAL]Till its five P.M
[WINO]Then you go
[CRYSTAL, RONNETE, CHIFFON]
Downtown
Where the folks are broke
You go Downtown
Where your lifes a joke
You go Downtown
When you buy your token
You go
Home to Skid Row
(Home to Skid Row)
[WINO #1]Yes, you go
[COMPANY]Downtown
[CRYSTAL]Where the cabs dont stop
[COMPANY]Downtown
[MUSHNIK]Where the food is slop
[COMPANY]
Downtown
Where the hop-heads flop
In the snow
Down on Skid Row
[GIRLS]
Uptown you cater to a million jerks
Uptown youre messengers and
Mailroom clerks
Eating all your lunches at the
Hot dog carts
The bosses take your money
And they break your hearts
And Uptown you cater to a million whores
You disinfect terrazzo on their
Bathroom floors
Your mornings tribulation
Afternoons a curse
And five oclock is even worse
[WINO]Thats when you go
[AUDREY & (COMPANY)]
Downtown
Where the guys are drips
(Downtown)
Where they rip your slips
(Downtown)
Where relationships are no-go
[COMPANY]
Down on Skid Row
Down on Skid Row
Down on Skid Row
Down on Skid Row
Down on Skid Row
Down on Skid Row
Down on Skid Row
[SEYMOUR]
Poor ! All my life Ive always been poor
I keep asking God what Im for
And he tells me 'Gee, Im not sure
Sweep that floor, kid.'
Oh, I started life as an orphan
A child of the street
Here on Skid Row
He took me in, gave me shelter, a bed
Crust of bread and a job
Treats me like dirt, calls me a slob
Which I am
So I live
[COMPANY]Downtown
[SEYMOUR & (COMPANY)]
Thats your home address
Ya live
(Downtown)
When your lifes a mess
Ya live
(Downtown)
Where depressions just
Status Quo
[COMPANY]Down on skid row
[SEYMOUR]
Someone show me a way to get outta here
Cause I constantly pray Ill get outta here
Please, wont somebody say Ill get outta here
Someone gimme my shot or Ill rot here
[SEYMOUR & (COMPANY)]
(Downtown, theres no rules for us)
Show me how and I will. Ill get outta here
(Downtown, cause its dangerous)
I'll start climbing uphill and get outta here
(Downtown, where the rainbows just a no-show)
Someone tell me I still could get outta here
Someone tell Lady Luck that I'm stuck here
(When you live)
(Downtown, where the sun dont shine)
Gee, it sure would be swell to get outta here
(Downtown, past the bottom line)
Bid the gutter farewell and get outta here
(Downtown, go ask any wino, hell know)
Id move heaven and hell to get outta Skid
(Downtown)
Ill do I dunno what to get outta Skid
(Downtown)
But a hell of a lot to get outta Skid
(Downtown)
People tell me theres not a way outta Skid
But believe me, I gotta get outta
[ALL]Skid Row!