This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
They met in nineteen-eighty at the school disco
He kissed her for the first time on the last bus home
he said 'you be dirty Harry, I'll be Joey Ramone
She saw shooting stars flash by
The moon exploded in the sky
Her heart flipped when they kissed
Star dust on her lips
Special pact in the dark
Getting pissed in the park
She's in love
She's in love
And when they walked downtown all the people would stare
They used to laugh at her clothes and the color of their hair
She was seventeen and she didn't care
'Cause baby's gonna take her everywhere
'Cause he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey Ramone
Yeah he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey
He was Joey Ramone
When she met him she was standing in a pure white light
He said do you like the Sex Pistols
Have you got a light?
And all the stars were shining on a perfect saturday night
Holding him tight
Kissing him in the dark
In the back of daddy's car
Have a drink
Have a laugh
Do you want my autograph
No school
Summer's out
Make me wanna twist and shout
Down on the beaches lookin' at the peaches
And when they walked downtown all the people would stare
They used to laugh at her clothes and the color of their hair
She was seventeen and she didn't care
'Cause baby's gonna take her everywhere
'Cause he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey Ramone
yeah he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was joey
He was Joey Ramone
'Cause he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey Ramone
yeah he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey
He was Joey Ramone
He kissed her for the first time on the last bus home
he said 'you be dirty Harry, I'll be Joey Ramone
She saw shooting stars flash by
The moon exploded in the sky
Her heart flipped when they kissed
Star dust on her lips
Special pact in the dark
Getting pissed in the park
She's in love
She's in love
And when they walked downtown all the people would stare
They used to laugh at her clothes and the color of their hair
She was seventeen and she didn't care
'Cause baby's gonna take her everywhere
'Cause he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey Ramone
Yeah he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey
He was Joey Ramone
When she met him she was standing in a pure white light
He said do you like the Sex Pistols
Have you got a light?
And all the stars were shining on a perfect saturday night
Holding him tight
Kissing him in the dark
In the back of daddy's car
Have a drink
Have a laugh
Do you want my autograph
No school
Summer's out
Make me wanna twist and shout
Down on the beaches lookin' at the peaches
And when they walked downtown all the people would stare
They used to laugh at her clothes and the color of their hair
She was seventeen and she didn't care
'Cause baby's gonna take her everywhere
'Cause he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey Ramone
yeah he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was joey
He was Joey Ramone
'Cause he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey Ramone
yeah he said they'd live in New York
And the stars would be their own
She was dirty harry and he was Joey
He was Joey Ramone
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Debbie Loves Joey Lyrics as written by Helen Jones
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This song is so cute.
But it's Debbie Harry (Blondie) not Dirty Harry. Even though it's funnier as Dirty.
I love the lines And when they walked downtown all the people would stare They used to laugh at her clothes and the color of their hair amaze
It's Debbie Harry, not Dirty Harry, which is obvious from a)The title b)The reference c)The song
She met him 1980 in a school disco He kissed her for the first time on the last bus home He said "You be DEBBIE HARRY, I'll be JOEY RAMONE"
She saw shooting stars flash by The moon exploded in the sky Her heart flipped when they kissed Star dust on her lips Special vat in the dark Getting pissed in the park She's in love, she's in love
And when they walked down town all the people would stare They used to laugh at her clothes and the colour of her hair She was 17 and she didn't care ‘Cos baby's gonna take her everywhere
‘Cos he said they'd live in New York And the stars would be their own She was DEBBIE HARRY He was JOEY RAMONE
Yeah he said they'd live in New York And the stars would be their own ‘Cos she was DEBBIE HARRY He was JOEY, he was JOEY RAMONE
When she met him she was standing in a pure white light He said "d'ya like the SEX PISTOLS, have you got a light?" And all the stars were shining on a perfect Saturday night Holding him tight
Kissing him in the dark In the back of daddys car Have a drink have a laugh Do you want my autograph No school summers out Make me wanna twist and shout Down on the beaches looking at the peaches
When they walked down town all the people would stare They used to laugh at her clothes and the colour of her hair She was 17 and she didn't care ‘Cos baby's gonna take her everywhere
‘Cos he said they'd live in New York And the stars would be their own She was DEBBIE HARRY He was JOEY RAMONE
Yeah he said they'd live in New York And the stars would be their own ‘Cos she was DEBBIE HARRY He was JOEY, he was JOEY RAMONE
‘Cos he said they'd live in New York And the stars would be their own She was DEBBIE HARRY He was JOEY RAMONE
Yeah he said they'd live in New York And the stars would be their own ‘Cos she was DEBBIE HARRY He was JOEY, he was JOEY RAMONE