Hill street blues, I got the Hillstreet blues;
I got the hill street blues on my mind;
and I haven't got time;
and I ain't got time;
Just ain't got no time, just enough time;
to fight crime;
I got jail walkers, street stockers;
I got murderers, thief's and break ins;
I got carjacking's, muggings and shopliftings;
Barking dogs, dim lit bars, juveniles;
and I haven't got time;
and I ain't got no time, just enough time;
to fight crime;
Hill street blues I got the Hill street blues;
I got the Hill street blues on my mind;
and I ain't got time;
just got time;
ain't got time
to unwind, while fighting crime. . .
06/09/81
Lyrics written by James Edward Lee ©1981, 2018
Composed music by Michael Post
(written words by James E Lee from NBC TV show Hillstreet Blues opening theme based on musician Mike Post theme music
Words sung/or spoken to the music composed by Mike Post's Hill street Blues theme
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