I was born in a city the called the ´Windy City´ And they call it the ´Windy City´ because of the ´Hawk´. All mighty Hawk Talking about Mr. Wind kind of mean around winter time
I happen to live on a street that was a dead-end street There was nothing to block or buffer the wind, the elements Keep them from knocking my pad down, Jim I mean really socking it to me And the boiler would bust and the heat was gone I would have to get fully dressed before I could go the bed Put everything on but my goulashes cause they had buckles on them And my folks didn´t play that said don´t you be getting up in there with Buckles on them goulashes and tear up my bed clothes but I was fortunate As soon as I was big enough to get a job save me enough money to buy me a ticket I split I got myself together now so I´m going back there to see about it see if it´s still the same
I just wanted to tell you about it, you know it´s all right They say this is a big rich town I live in the poorest part I was raised on a dead-end street in a city without a heart I learned to fight before I was six only way I could get along But when you´re raised on a dead-end street you have to be tough and strong Now all the guys are always getting in trouble that the way it´s always been But when the odds are all against you how can you win I´m gonna push my way out of here ever thou I can´t say when But I´m gonna get off of this dead-end street and I ain´t never gonna coma back again
I´m gonna push my way out of here ever thou I can´t say when But I´m gonna get off of this dead-end street And I ain´t never gonna come back to live here again Never, No I ain´t gonna come back here to live on this dead-end street no more Cause I´m gonna get me a job, I´m gonna save my dough Get away from here you-all, I ain´t gonna come back no more Not ever, dead-end street I tired of breaking my back gonna start using my mind Tired of working all of the time I say there´s trouble down there I say there´s trouble down there I say there´s trouble down there yeah
Down off a dead-end street Down off a dead-end street