Shouts Across the Street Lyrics

Under the pale September moon
Children laugh and drunkards croon
Girls dressed up for their temporary men
The red light's shining, so they do it once again
Shouts across the street
Shouts across the way
Hey baby, let's play trick-or-treat
How did a little girl like you
Get down on this street?

One room furnished and the other bare
Except for a table and a lonely chair
A photograph of home, a broken cup
I won't come too close 'cos you're all shook up
Shouts across the street
Shouts across the way
You have to cry, beg, steal or borrow
Forget about today
And dream about tomorrow

Under the warm September sun
Another night has come and gone
Young lady's sleeping, restless in her bed
She's so strung out and there's echoes in her head
Of
Shouts across the street
Shouts across the way
There's no place left to go
No place left to see
Spend the afternoon watching reruns on TV...