(dale griffin)
Well, didya ever get the feelin that the world aint right?
Like when youre standing in the dance-hall someone picks a fight
He says, "hey, cmere long-hair I saw ya lookin at my chick!"
You gotta get away quick
And as you turn to make a run he throws a punch at your head
You know you gotta make the exit or youre gonna be dead
But when you finally hit the sidewalk you can tell that you aint going too far
cos someone stole your car
And its the same play, each day, cant pay, no way
They gotcha in a hole yknow.
Its the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
And the snakes are out to bite you everytime
But not me babe
It takes one to know one,
It takes one to know one,
It takes one to know one,
And I know you!
You know I tried to call my baby, tried to make a date,
She said, "im awful sorry, honey, but you called too late,
Ysee Ive gotta drive my daddy to a meeting of the p.t.a.,
I cant come out to play!"
So then I took me off downtown and met this chick in a bar
She took me back to her apartment in her jaguar,
But when we started rockin she threw me straight outta the door,
There oughta be a law
And its the same play, each day, cant pay, theres no way
Youre gonna get a break, yknow
Its the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
She says shes got the feelin but she aint got the time,
Dont gimme that jive, babe
It takes one to know one
And I know you!
Well now its saturday night and I just got laid,
But theres a shadow in the alley still gotta be paid.
I heard its tough at the top, but it sure looks good from the floor
They wont let you score.
Every day its getting rougher and its hard to survive
When theres a lotta people round dont wanna see you alive,
They wanna take you to the cleaners, and leave you in the gutter to bleed
When theyve got all they need.
And its the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
And the man still wants your life on the dotted line,
But I got wise, babe
It takes one to know one
And I know you (all of you).
