Cement Lament

It was that kind of misting rain
It was that kind of night
Nothing was wrong
Oh, it just wasn't rightIt weren't the blues
It weren't low rent
It was just the cement lamentAll these late night alleys
All these late night alley cats
It starts raining harder
She adjusts her hatIt weren't the blues
It weren't low rent
It was just the cement lamentA streetlight goes out
She makes her wish
A taxi turns on the corner
A puddle makes a splishIt weren't the blues
It weren't low rent
It was just the cement lamentHow many years has it been
Since you left that old hometown
Both eyes on your feet
Both feet on the groundIt's not the blues
It's not low rent
It's just the cement lamentIt's not superstition
It's just playing it smart
Don't step on the cracks
Now don't you break your mama's heartIt's not the blues
It's not low rent
It's just the cement lamentSun's rolling up the East River
It slowly dawns on you
You're smoking your last cigarette
The rain has stopped the sky is blueTime to shake this mood
Someone's got to pay that rent
Someone's shift just startedSinging the cement lament
Singing the cement lament
Singing the cement lament
Singing the cement lamentSinging the cement lament
Singing the cement lament
Singing, singing
Swinging, swingingSinging and swinging
Singing and swinging
Swinging and singing
Swinging and singingYeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah