[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:00.21]It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (Live) - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band [00:22.89]I had skin like leather and the diamond hard look of a cobra [00:29.12]I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova [00:35.77]I could walk like brando right into the sun [00:39.24]Then dance just like a casanova [00:44.01]With my blackjack and jacket and hair slicked sweet [00:47.71]Silver star studs on my duds like a harley in heat [00:51.06]When I strut down the street I could feel its heartbeat [00:54.54]The sisters fell back and said don't that man look pretty [00:57.79]The cripple on the corner cried out nickels for your pity [01:00.76]Them gasoline boys downtown sure talk gritty [01:04.38]It's so hard to be a saint in the city [01:12.02]I was the king of the alley mama I could talk some trash [01:18.84]I was the prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggar's bash [01:25.40]I was the pimp's main prophet I kept everything cool [01:28.22]Just a backstreet gambler with the luck to lose [01:33.48]And when the heat came down it was left on the ground [01:36.72]The devil appeared like jesus through the steam in the street [01:40.26]Showin' me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat [01:43.01]I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat [01:46.49]It's so hard to be a saint [01:50.52]When you're just a boy out on the street [01:55.33]And the sages of the subway sit just like the living dead [01:57.63]As the tracks clack out the rhythm their eyes fixed straight ahead [02:00.89]They ride the line of balance and hold on by just a thread [02:04.31]But it's too hot in these tunnels [02:05.91]You can get hit up by the heat [02:07.63]You get up to get out at your next stop [02:09.51]But they push you back down in your seat [02:11.20]Your heart starts beatin' faster as you struggle to your feet [02:14.65]Then you're outa that hole and back up on the street [02:17.57]And them south side sisters sure look pretty [02:21.13]The cripple on the corner cries out nickels for your pity [02:24.11]And them downtown boys sure talk gritty [02:27.35]It's so hard to be a saint in the city