Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo is bleeding Not so as you'd notice He's over on 18th Street, as usual Lookin' so hard against the hood of his car Puttin' out a cigarette in his hand For all the pachucos at the pumps At Romero's Paint and Body They all seein' how far they can spit Well it was just another night Now they're huddled in the brake lights of a '58 Bel-Air And listenin' to how Romeo killed a sheriff with his knife And they all jump when they hear the sirens But Romeo just laughs 'Cause all the racket in the world ain't never gonna Save that copper's ass He ain't never gonna see another Summertime for gunnin' down my brother And leavin' him like a dog beneath a car without his knife Romeo says, "Hey man gimme a cigarette" And they all reach for their pack Frankie lights it for him and pats him on the back He throws bottle at a milk truck And as it breaks he grabs his nuts They all know they could be just like Romeo If they only had the guts Romeo is bleeding But nobody can tell He sings along with the radio With a bullet in his chest And he combs back his fenders And they all agree it's clear That every thing is cool now that Romeos is here Romeo is bleeding He winces now and then He leans against the car door Feels the blood in his shoes Someone's crying in the 5 point In the phone booth by the store Romeo starts his engines And wipes the blood off the door And he brodies through the signal With the radio full blast Leavin' the boys there hikin' up their chinos And they all try to stand like Romeo With the moon cut like a sickle And they're talkin' now in Spanish all about their hero Romeo is bleeding And gives the man his ticket He climbs the balcony at the movies He'll die without a wimper Like every hero's dream Like an angel with a bullet And Cagney on the screen Romeo is bleeding Romeo is bleeding, hey man Romeo is bleeding, hey man Romeo is bleeding, hey man Romeo is bleeding Andele pues Hey pachuco! Hey pachuco! Hago la lucha! Dáme esa pistola, hombre! Hijo de la chingada madre! Ay, que pinche pancho! Hey man Hago la lucha, hombre! Hago la lucha Vamos a dormir, hombre! Hey man