Tokyo lyrics

Artist  : Bruce Springsteen 
Song : Tokyo
 
The moon hung like a shadow on a rung over
shanghai
And the soldier boys were returning home
screaming "bonzai!"
And the kids are still playing their games,
Getting hustled and rustled out in the rain
As I sat inside listening to the broadcast.
Oh save my soul sweet rock and roll ’cuz I’m
sinking fast.

And then the band played.
(out of nowhere)
(everybody)
(everybody)

Well now the legendary chaplain of the fighting
51st
Was getting ready to go.
I said "padre do you know a cheap virgin who
likes to tango? "
He said "you can try linda lee;
Around the corner and across the sea.
Oh word is out, word is out she’s fast."
Oh blow me down now linda, ’cuz I’m sinking
fast.

Yes and them cats are sure getting fat down in
the trainyard.
And the sandman brings them dreams they ship out
in boxcars.
The union says hold; break out the dice, break
out the gold.
It’s lunchtime at last.
And old big mama said george raff’s tonight on
the late show.
She sits straddling the kitchen chair really
gung-ho
She shivers with chills, wet with slotcar
thrills
Hypnotically lost in the glass

And we all sighed...
With the sunrise
As we watched the credits pass.
And the little blue dot went away.

And then the morning cloak fell down like a hoax
over sleepytown
And garbage truck big lenny’s out drinking the
last round
He hurriedly sipped his beer, and poking fun of
the queer
And threatened to kick his ass.

And the bell rang
And the horn blows
And he’s outside pumping gas
But things were moving so slow tonight
So the kid goes back inside the station
And turns on the radio to his local am station

And the band played
Right on the radio
It’s on the radio
And he listened to the bass line
And the boys in the band sang
Whoa, whoa whoa-wo
Whoa, whoa whoa-wo
(they’re so excited about it)
Whoa, whoa whoa-wo
(everybody alright)
Whoa, whoa whoa-wo
(and the band played)
Whoa, whoa whoa-wo
(and the band played)
Whoa, whoa whoa-wo
(everybody)
Whoa, whoa whoa-wo