Some Tough City

Mama's in the kitchen with mister chow Daddy must be halfway to Saint Paul by now The people next door won't let you get no sleep Seems like they been fighting over there all week And it gets so hot down in East L.A. The streets are gonna run like a river today And the welfare-man yeah He's waiting at the door Wants to have a word with Mama And he wants a little bit more And no-one's trying anymore You just get promises And you've heard all the promises before Oh, this is some tough city Yeah, this is one hard town Oh, no this is one tough city They build you up and then They tear you down Oh, this is one tough city Yeah, this is one hard town There's a man on the radio And he's reading the news Says things are tough all over like 1993 And there ain't no hope when it gets this blow Seems like everybody save up years ago And no-one's trying anymore You just get promises And you've heard all the promises before Oh, this is some tough city Yeah, this is one hard town Oh, no this is one tough city They build you up and then They tear you down Oh, this is one tough city Yeah, this is one hard town There's a line outside the mission Gonna get you what you want And the Salvation Army's got the Sisters out in front And the Unemployment Office It stays open all night long And the President keeps saying yeah We'll make this country strong But oh, this is some tough city Yeah, this is one hard town Oh, no this is one tough city They build you up and then They tear you down Oh, this is one tough city Yeah, this is one hard town.