A
Joey comes from a sacred part of town
F#m
Where sometimes you talk so tough
Your feet don't touch the ground
A
And the sidewalk soldiers sing their midnite blues
F#m
While the old men recite their story lines
About when I was young like you
Ref.:
A D
They say: Oh yeah
A D
We were cruising to the backbeat
A D E
Oh yeah, making love in the backseats
A D Bm
We were wild, wild in the streets
A D Bm
Wild, wild in the streets
A
A member of the boy's brigade
Had a date with the girl next door
F#m
You know it made her daddy crazy
But it only made her want him more
A
They weren't looking for trouble
You know that boy didn't want a fight - not tonight
F#m
So she headed out thru the bathroom window
What her daddy didn't know was gonna be alright
Ref.:
A
Sometimes this town ain't pretty
But you know it ain't so bad
F#m
Just like a girl who looks so happy
When inside she's so sad
A
In here we got this code of honor
Nobody's going down
F#m
You don't walk in vain
Through the kid's parade
'Cause this is my hometown
Wild...