Romeo Is Bleeding

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Romeo is  bleeding,            but not so as you'd notice,
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He's over on 18th street  as usu - al
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Lookin' so hard     a - gainst the hood of his car
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 And puttin' out a cigarette  in his hand

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For all the pachucos at the pumps  At Romero's Paint and Body
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They're all seein' how far they can spit, well, it was just another night
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And now  they're huddled in the brake lights   of a fifty-eight Bel-Air
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And listenin' to how Romeo killed   a sheriff with his knife

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And they all jump when they hear the sirens,        But Romeo just laughs
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"All the racket in the world  ain't never gonna save that Coppers' ass
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He ain't never gonna see another summertime     for gunnin' down my brother
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Leavin' him like a dog,   beneath a car without his knife"

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Romeo says," Hey man, gimme a cigarette", and they all reach for their pack
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Frank - ie lights  it  for him   and pats him on the back
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An' throws a bottle at a milk truck, and as it breaks, he grabs his nuts
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An' they all know, they could be just like Romeo  if they only had the guts

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Romeo is bleeding,             but  no - body can tell
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An' he sings along with the radi    With a bul - et in his chest
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An' he combs back his fenders  they all agree it's clear
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That ev - rything is cool,   now that Ro - meo is here

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Romeo is bleeding        and he winces now an' then
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And he leans against the car door,    feels the blood in his shoes
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Someone's cryin' at the 5 Points,     the phone booth by the store
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Romeo starts his engines,    the blood off the door

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And he brodies through the signal     With the radio full blast
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Leavin' the boys there__          hikin' up their chi - nos
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And now they're all tryin' to stand like Romeo,  with the Moon cut like a sickle
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And they're talkin' now in Spanish,    all a - bout their hero

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Romeo is bleeding       as he gives the man his ticket
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And he climbs  the balcony   at the mo - vies
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And he'll die without a whimper  like e - very hero's dream
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Like an an - gel with a bullet    and Cag - ney on a screen

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Romeo is bleed - ing                    Romeo is bleed - ing            Hey, man
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Romeo is bleeding                       Hey man, Romeo is bleeding...


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Romeo is bleed - ing                    Romeo is bleed - ing            Hey, man
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Romeo is bleeding                       Hey man, Romeo is bleeding...
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Hey, pachuco!           Hey, pachuco!
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Dáme esa pistola, hombre!  Hago la lucha!
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Ay, que pinche pancho! Vamos a dormir, hombre!