Jump the Turnstile

Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Doo-wah-diddy and bust in with the pre-roll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Doo-wah-diddy and bust in with the pre-roll It ain't the southbound train that keeps you away from me It ain't the stations are all the spaces in between Without a ticket without a dollar in my jeans You looked up to kiss me, but you were always taller in my dreams Who really understands how the night connects to day? When you can't even understand how the L connects to J All the working stiffs who had to work can say I wonder why that little girl was crying on the train Without a friend Without a hope Without a phone All alone, so far away from home Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Doo-wah-diddy and bust in with the pre-roll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Doo-wah-diddy and bust in with the pre-roll Everybody pretending like they don't see, but they all know That you're thinking of yesterday, but you're wearing tomorrow's clothes It isn't fair when you pay the fare and he sends you back You're left laying flat like a penny on the tracks So hop the turnstile, baby, take the Q until you're sick Stand on the platform, see the light through the wind One second you're moving along the next, you feel like shit Never a free ride, never a yang without the yin Without a friend Without a hope Without a phone All alone, so far away from home Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Doo-wah-diddy and bust in with the pre-roll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Jump the turnstiles, never pay the toll Doo-wah-diddy and bust in with the pre-roll