85 Blocks

[Verse 1] 85 blocks On the rocks Taking my time Watch it unwind Used to be black Wish Apollo was back James Brown's looking down at the Harlem hipsters Cigarettes butts Ten tow trucks Japs in gold Watch it unfold Jogging bankers Capitalist wankers Sweating bullets of green Through strawberry fields [Pre-Chorus] I'm not taking a cab Not taking a subway When I leave the bar I'd rather gum on my shoe I'm walking my shame off So I gotta walk far [Chorus] New York means hitting the skids I love this holy misfit Here's where the weirdos unite Trying to revive the good inside New York means hitting the skids I love this holy misfit Here's where the weirdos unite Trying to revive the good inside [Verse 2] 85 blocks Wearing striped socks Broadway hags Fake handbags Koreatown Cobblestone grounds Cops eat donuts Under the rainbow The crust punks' bailed And left us with poseurs Giving hobos a dime Stop for gin and lime Children of rockstars With zipper doc martens They're paying the bills High on mom and dad's pills [Pre-Chorus] I'm not taking a cab Not taking a subway When I leave the bar I'd rather gum on my shoe I'm walking my shame off So I gotta walk far [Chorus] New York means hitting the skids I love this holy misfit Here's where the weirdos unite Trying to revive the good inside [Bridge] 85 blocks Don't look at my watch The suns coming up Over ground zero Seaport seagulls They'll pick at my bones 85 blocks Just to get to the water 85 blocks Just to get to the water 85 blocks 85 blocks [Chorus] New York means hitting the skids I love this holy misfit Here's where the weirdos unite Trying to revive the good inside New York means hitting the skids I love this holy misfit Here's where the weirdos unit Trying to revive the good inside