Cold night, New York,
Air hangs like death,
Last train to Brooklyn
Pulls in out of breath
King of the blade Holds court in the aisle,
His young face beams danger--Menace with a smile
But if he touches me,
I'll blow away his confidence
He'll wish he's let me be...
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
He'll pay the price,
But justice won't come easily
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
I have the right to clear the garbage from the street
Eyes meet in combat
He knows the score,
He wants me to take him
But I want much more!
The call of the wild
Brings me to my window-sill
Eyes to the dawn
A tug on a heartstring
By suft unknown fingers
Leading me on
But there's only a street lamp
Standing guard to my soul in the morning air
A silent companion
Waiting like me for the dawn
Faint stirrings of life
Are heard 'cross the rooftops
Breaking the spell
Echoes of footsteps
That call down the pavement
With stories to tell
And chimney-smoke towers reaching out on the grey
Of the morning light
Passionate fingers, outstretched in welcome
For the dawn
The sound of the city
Thunders around me
Drags me along
The babble of voices
The roar of the traffic
Drown me in their song
I'm only a heartbeat keeping time with a pace
Set by marching feet
A pulse that beats stronger
As the new day unfolds from the dawn
Can you feel it pumping?
Can you feel it flowing round and round?
Can you feel it through your fingertips?
To your head it flows up through the ground
Does it scare you?
When you feel the scenery closing in?
Adrift on the street
I merge with confusion
And I feel complete
Swelling with the human tide
Heart and mind electrified
I'm swaying like the ground beneath my feet
We can stand and watch with pride
Or maybe scorn and cricise
How people seem like rats at running pace
But you and I are runners too
There's nothing more that we can do
But join the rats down at the starting gate
But you and I are runners too
There's nothing more that we can do but run
Run, run, run, run
The final strait lies round the bend,
But I don't want this race to end!
I want to see him bleed,
I'll strike a blow for innocence
He'll wish he'd let me be
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
(Who's fool enough to pay the price!)
He'll pay the price,
But justice won't come easily
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
(Since when is running scared a vice?)
I have the right to clear this garbage from the street
If someone touches me,
They'll suffer for their ignorance
They'll wish they'd let me be
I'm Judge and Jury--Executioner
Who'll pay the price
(Who's fool enough to pay the price?)
Who's fool enough to challenge me,
I'm Judge and Jury--Execuitioner
(Who'll make it safe to walk at night?)
Take my advice, Stay well away from men like me