The slick haired girls with a pretty skirts say "let's see who's hands are shaking"
And the broad chest boys from South Detroit said "who's money are we taking?"
Well, the switchblade kids with the tattooed skin and the demons and a reason for anger
Girls' kiss scars on the hood of cars, it's the city and season for danger
Bobbie caught a bottle in the side of the head, now he's spitting out his teeth
Well, with chains, dust gangs, and razor blades will bring order back to these streets
I got scars and I know they're worth, she said these boys from here are hard to hurt
I got scars and I guess they're worth, she said these boys round here are hard to hurt
Let's stitch us up and tape our hands, we can fight beneath the moonlight
And shadows mixed with clouds of dust in a silhouetted street fight
Well, Mary, run away with me before the heat starts to close in
Just wrap my pistol in a shirt and toss it in the ocean
Bobbie caught a bottle in the side of the head, now he's spitting out his teeth
Well, with chains, dust gangs, and razor blades will bring order back to these streets
I got scars and I know they're worth, she said these boys from here are hard to hurt
I got scars and I guess they're worth, she said these boys round here are hard to hurt
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Well, Mary, come and dance with me in the headlights, we will be set free
We made love in the dust and dirt in the vacant lot behind your mother's church
She said I was lost but now I'm found by a switchblade boy from outside town
If I don't make it through the night, please tell my mama when the time is right
Bobbie caught a bottle in the side of the head now he's spitting out his teeth
Well, with chains, dust gangs, and razor blades will bring order back to these streets
I got scars and I know they're worth, she said these boys from here are hard to hurt
I got scars and I guess they're worth, she said these boys round here are hard to hurt