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Caught between the twisted stars the plotted lines the faulty mapthat brought Columbus to New York
Betwixt between the East and west he calls on her wearing a leather vestthe earth squeals and shudders to a halt
A diamond crucifix in his ear is used to help ward off the Fearthat he has left his soul in someone's rented car
Inside his pants he hides a mop to clean the mess that he has droppedinto the life of lithesome Juliette Bell
And Romeo wanted Juliette
And Juliette wanted Romeo
Romeo Rodriguez squares his shoulders and curses Jesusruns a comb through his black pony-tail
He's thinking of his lonely roomthe sink that by his bed gives off a stink
Then smells her perfume in his eyesand her voice was like a bell
Outside the streets were steaming the crack dealers were dreamingof an Uzi someone had just scored
I betcha I could hit that light with my one good arm behind my backsays little Joey Diaz
Brother give me another tote those downtown hoods are no damn goodthose Italians need a lesson to be taught
This cop who died in Harlem you think they'd get the warnin'I was dancing when his brains ran out on the street
And Romeo had Juliette
And Juliette had her Romeo
I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag with Latin written on it that says"
It's hard to give a shit these days"
Manhattan's sinking like a rock, into the filthy Hudson what a shockthey wrote a book about it, they said it was like ancient Rome
The perfume burned his eyes holding tightly to her thighsand something flickered for a minute and then it vanished and was gone
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