A Shark in Jets Clothing

Blondie

I always had my eyes on you
But you came from across the line
I had to make good time to see you
But you had to pay the fine
All the boys on my side knew
That you were a shark
If you were found on the borderline
You'd be shot in the dark

Don't wear those clothes again, they don't make it in this crowd
Don't go out DTK
'Cause if you do, you're a tramp

We're meeting in a neutral zone
The last car on the train
The love you brought shaking up my bones
And crawling through our veins
We always met at the end of a blade
and we left at the end of a fight
Of all the girls you've played and you laid
Why did this one have to be white?

They're gonna get you that twelve o'clock high
Got their sights set low on you
You better believe me, I wouldn't lie
We better quit before you're through

They're gonna get you that twelve o'clock high
Got their sights set low on you
You better believe me, I wouldn't lie
We better quit before you're through


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    General Comment

    If I recall correctly, weren't The Sharks and The Jets the two rival gangs in West Side Story?

    Major Valoron September 25, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    Yeah, that's right. This seems to be about the two secret lovers.

    But this line: Of all the girls you've played and you laid Why did this one have to be white?

    Seems to refer to a black/white difference. Weren't one of these guys Spaniens?

    Reinton July 03, 2009   Link

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