I been sleeping on the roof of my building

It's cooler than the street


I been watching the setting sun


As it bounces off the avenue turning into gold dust at my feet




Carlos and Yolanda dancing in the hallway


To an old melody

Spanish eyes and soft brown curls


My love, my love, come to me




I believe I'm in the power of Saint Lazarus


And he holds me in his sight


I know that these jitterbug days I'm livin'

Well, they won't last for all of us


But they'll last for a long summer night




I can feel the fire in her eyes


Tonight, tonight


Under satin summer skies




Baby, baby, baby


Be my special one

I seen you move in from across the street


I like the way you walk, I love the way you run




Baby, baby


No more baby talk


Papi, this ain't Mayaguez

This is the island of Nueva York





We'll go through the projects

Make-out on the roofs


An' count the stars like silver studs on


My motorcycle boots




Tengan cuidado con ese tipo


Ay verdad te digo, ese tipo es tan sucio

Sucio




You wastin' your time here man, sucio


They don't know what I do

Little ghetto weeds

I feel like killin' you.




Banana-colored light-skinned spics


You feel your peel so fine?

I'm Hernandez, The Umbrella Man

Your future's locked in mine




The Chaplains and The Golden Guineas

The Red Wings and The Crowns


The Mighty Mau Maus, those Shines from Brooklyn

They want to cut The Vampires down




The Savage Skulls, The Fordham Baldies

They'll treat you like you're piss

From the heart of the barrio, now my brother

We tell them mother $#&@ers suck on this




I think we got something to talk about here

You're a coolie from the turf.


That's cool, but you don't get no respect around

Here unless you belong to a bopping gang

I mean, you either belong or you get hurt

Or you could buy some protection from me




'Cause if someone's got to die

To pay for the %#@! they done


I believe in an eye for an eye

And what you believe in, Salvador Agron?

Mr. Agron?

Senor Agron?



I believe I'm in the power of St. Lazarus

And he holds me in his sight

I believe he watches over us all

Don't tear apart this satin summer night