It's not breaking news that Dee Dee Ramone is a lyrical genius (It was him what wrote "chewin' out a rhythm on my bubble gum, the sun is out and I want some"), but his detailing NYC life in 1981 here is mesmerizing:
I am too amped to sleep
Lamp rays shining down
Subway creaking down below
Garbage piled up and ready to go
Taxi in the distance coming along
Stalking the streets till the break of day
New York beauty take my breath away
Near some cats but dogs don't bark
Cool cats strolling after dark
Smokey air that I adore
Down in the alley is where I hunt
All is quiet on the eastern front
New York beauty take my breath away
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