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A bit of you is the only drug I must abuse
A bit of you is the only substance I cannot refuse, when I walk on Spring
Beneath the stink, a bit of you is all I smell
Upon the shelf, a bit of you
I ask "they sell?" when I walk on Spring
'Cause there ain't no style, no there ain't no style, 'cause there ain't no style
And in fact there is just one other problem, you live up in Harlem
Of course I had no knowledge of this at the time
That came après July on the Upper West Side, waiting for the Fall
When, from the Battery, on up to your front door
From mother ship, the rocket-launching twister whores would blow up it all
'Cause there ain't no style, no there ain't no style, 'cause there ain't no style
And in fact there is just one other problem, I would have spared Harlem
Affections sent, straight to Chekhov
Say you need me, don't you need me?
Wait I thought we were on Broadway
No, my Daddy said so:
Still outside of Moscow
Affections sent, straight to Chekhov
Say you need me, don't you need me?
Wait I thought we were on Broadway
No, my Daddy said so:
Still outside of Moscow
And so the days creep up to my big final show
And not a word from you, the hours I must blow
So I walk and see
Upon the street's a faded island, press on eyes
A big old pool of you's, zillions I realize
And just one of me
'Cause there ain't no style, no there ain't style, 'cause there ain't no style
And in fact there is just one other problem, you've infected Harlem
Guess I won't be waiting several hours before nightfall for that A train
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- Spring - Spring Street in New York City; Soho bohemian area of downtown
- Battery - Battery Park is a 21-acre public park located at the Battery, the southern tip of the New York City borough of Manhattan; it's named for the artillery battery that was stationed there at various times by the Dutch and British in order to protect the harbor
- Anton Chekhov - a prolific, Russian short story writer and playwright (1860-1904)
- Harlem - Manhattan neighborhood known for black culture and the Harlem Renaissance
- Broadway - avenue in NYC, famous as the pinnacle of the American theater industry
- Moscow - Russia's capital + largest city; mentioned here to augment the Russian theme
- A Train - subway line which runs through midtown Manhattan
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