Lyrics
I took a walk down New York avenue
I strolled down New York Avenue
Wearing my latest disguise
Dressed in my newest disguise
Enjoying the perfume of utter dismay
Enjoying the scent of complete dismay
I was effectively anesthetized
I was effectively numbed or desensitized
Starving so arrogantly in jumble-sale clothes
Feeling hungry but with arrogance in secondhand clothes
Evangeline hires out my throat
Someone named Evangeline controls my speech
We've got the streets of London wrapped in our beds
We have control over London streets while carrying reminders of the Nagasaki bombing
Nagasaki in our own coats
Our own experiences akin to the destruction in Nagasaki
We're the wide boys
We are the daring and audacious boys
Up on the streets
Predominantly located or operating on the streets
Wide boys
Daring boys
Ah, go on and meet me
Encouraging someone to come and join their group
Wide boys
Daring boys
Delightfully unpleasant
Pleasantly mischievous or provocative
With the foxy adolescent (???)
With a clever and attractive young person
Tired of being put down
Feeling tired of being belittled or criticized
Broken-hearted my life (???) started
The beginning or initiation of my life might have been filled with heartbreak
Tired of being cut down
Feeling tired of being knocked down or defeated
All your illusions disillusioned (???)
All the idealistic views have been shattered or disenchanted
Wide boys
Daring boys
Up on the streets
Predominantly located or operating on the streets
Wide boys
Daring boys
Ah, go on and meet me
Encouraging someone to come and join their group
Wide boys
Daring boys
Delightfully unpleasant
Pleasantly mischievous or provocative
With the foxy adolescent (???)
With a clever and attractive young person
We'll do some music plays the wrong side of nightmare
We'll perform music that evokes a sense of horror or fear
Juke-box models collide
Jukebox-like figures collide or clash
The scent on the fire escaping blazing to the sun
The aroma of fire breaking free and soaring to the sky
Embracing the old suicide pride
Embracing the previous inclination towards self-destruction or risky behavior
I spent a few lifetimes making spinal connections
I spent significant time making profound emotional connections
Down on Einstein Boulevard
Metaphorically, navigating a difficult path or situation
I've to to walk a tightrope now the rampart is so high
Now faced with a challenging situation, having to take risks like walking a tightrope
I swagger like a neon guitar
I walk confidently, showing off like a vibrant and attention-grabbing guitar
With the wide boys
Daring boys
Up on the streets
Predominantly located or operating on the streets
Wide boys
Daring boys
Ah, go on and meet me
Encouraging someone to come and join their group
Wide boys
Daring boys
Delightfully unpleasant
Pleasantly mischievous or provocative
With the foxy adolescent (???)
With a clever and attractive young person
Wide boys
Daring boys
Up on the streets
Predominantly located or operating on the streets
Wide boys
Daring boys
Ah, go on and meet me
Encouraging someone to come and join their group
Wide boys
Daring boys
Delightfully unpleasant
Pleasantly mischievous or provocative
With the foxy adolescent (???)
With a clever and attractive young person
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