Let me take you for a ride
far away from the upper side
we're going down to the mean street


Johnny's got a brand new 38
he thinks it's gonna cure his hate

Ah it's all done in the mean street

It's the state of grace


And it's all done in the mean street


Take my hand and close your pretty eyes
cus it's gonna hurt so much when summer hits
New Nork sky

oh no, it's all done in the mean street

God I love this stormy cloud

Where all nasty girls they like it loud
it's all good in the mean streets


Diane had her grand debut here
Michael couldn't even tell if it was
pleasure or fear

it's all done in the mean street

And it's my little state of grace


It goes down in the mean street


Take my hand and close your pretty eyes
cus it's gonna hurt so much when summer hits
New York sky

oh no, it's all done in the mean street

The heights, the sights, the green, the scarred

the easy way of doing everything hard,
the fashion
Oh I hate that street with... passion


Take my hand and close your pretty eyes
cus it's gonna hurt so much when summer hits

New York sky
oh no, it's all done in the mean street
it's all done in the mean street

it's all done in the mean street