It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City (live)-Bruce Springsteen

[00:20.46]I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra [00:26.70] I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova [00:32.79] I could walk like Brando right into the sun [00:36.21] Then dance just like a Casanova [00:40.44] With my blackjack and jacket and hair slicked sweet [00:43.83] Silver star studs on my duds like a Harley in heat [00:46.65] When I strut down the street I could hear its heartbeat [00:49.98] The sisters fell back and said "Don't that man look pretty" [00:52.89] The cripple on the corner cried out "Nickels for your pity" [00:55.44] Them gasoline boys downtown sure talk gritty [00:58.86] It's so hard to be a saint in the city [01:06.03] I was the king of the alley, mama, I could talk some trash [01:12.09] I was the prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggar's bash [01:18.24] I was the pimp's main prophet I kept everything cool [01:21.42] Just a backstreet gambler with the luck to lose [01:25.74] And when the heat came down it was left on the ground [01:29.19] The devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the street [01:31.44] Showin' me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat [01:35.04] I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat [01:38.01] It's so hard to be a saint when you're just a boy out on the street [01:45.54] And the sages of the subway sit just like the living dead [01:48.63] As the tracks clack out the rhythm their eyes fixed straight ahead [01:51.66] They ride the line of balance and hold on by just a thread [01:54.78] But it's too hot in these tunnels you can get hit up by the heat [01:57.87] You get up to get out at your next stop but they push you back down in your seat [02:01.20] Your heart starts beatin' faster as you struggle to your feet [02:04.50] Then you're outa that hole and back up on the street [02:06.96] And them South Side sisters sure look pretty [02:10.26] The cripple on the corner cries out "Nickels for your pity" [02:13.20] And them downtown boys sure talk gritty [02:15.96] It's so hard to be a saint in the city