Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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and the diamond-hard look look of a cobra
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but I burst just like a supernova
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I could walk like Brando right into the sun,
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then dance just like a Casanova
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Silver star studs on my duds,
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The sisters fell back and said,
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The cripple on the corner cried out
, "Nickels for your pity"
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Then gasoline boys downtown
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It's so hard to be a saint
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Verse 2
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I could talk some trash
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crowned downtown at the beggar's bash
I kept everything cool
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it was left on the ground
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The devil appeared like Jesus through
the steam in the street
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Showin' me a hand I knew even
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I felt his hot breath on my neck
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It's so hard to be a saint when you're just
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a boy out on the street
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their eyes fixed straight ahead
and hold on by just a thread
you struggle to your feet
and back up on the street
Verse 4
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And then South Side sisters
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The cripple on the corner cries out,
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And then downtown boys,
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It's so hard to be a saint in the city
Outro 1
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