Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
If you don't see no punks in downtown
Do you know this town is dying quick?
(It's just no good)
I'll get it to you in this now
You'll have a trouble finding goddamn prostitutes
In this gutter town
The girls are stingy, and guys are broke
In this gutter town
You will be always dying for a poke
In this gutter town
The logical balance is absurd
And in this gutter town
The women they never get wet
And in this gutter town
Music is only [unverified]
And in this gutter town
Oh
So that's when I pull over a taxi-co
With my new friends from Mexico
And with limited [unverified]
We started new punk rock Parranda
(Ohh punk! Punk!)
If music doesn't come from windows
You know that something's definitely wrong
(It's fucking wrong)
And all the cars, they pass in silence
And if there is no guitar in a house
You know its owner, he cannot be trusted
And if there is no drum set in the office
Don't be surprised when the business get busted
And if your spouse doesn't play a sitar
Don't expect a whole lot of commitment
And if President doesn't play the sax
He will not get an under-table treatment
And in this gutter town
Say you kick somebody in the head
They just, they likely sue you
But man, they don't get mad
So that's when I pull over a taxi-co
With my new friends from Mexico
And with limited [unverified]
We started new samba
And in this gutter town
The logical balance is absurd
And in this gutter town
The women they never get wet
Do you know this town is dying quick?
(It's just no good)
I'll get it to you in this now
You'll have a trouble finding goddamn prostitutes
In this gutter town
The girls are stingy, and guys are broke
In this gutter town
You will be always dying for a poke
In this gutter town
The logical balance is absurd
And in this gutter town
The women they never get wet
And in this gutter town
Music is only [unverified]
And in this gutter town
Oh
So that's when I pull over a taxi-co
With my new friends from Mexico
And with limited [unverified]
We started new punk rock Parranda
(Ohh punk! Punk!)
If music doesn't come from windows
You know that something's definitely wrong
(It's fucking wrong)
And all the cars, they pass in silence
And if there is no guitar in a house
You know its owner, he cannot be trusted
And if there is no drum set in the office
Don't be surprised when the business get busted
And if your spouse doesn't play a sitar
Don't expect a whole lot of commitment
And if President doesn't play the sax
He will not get an under-table treatment
And in this gutter town
Say you kick somebody in the head
They just, they likely sue you
But man, they don't get mad
So that's when I pull over a taxi-co
With my new friends from Mexico
And with limited [unverified]
We started new samba
And in this gutter town
The logical balance is absurd
And in this gutter town
The women they never get wet
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Um, I thought it was "In this kind of town" rather than "In this gutter town." ?? I've also got one of the "inaudible" lyrics for y'all: "Music is only background for dying" And it's "But maD, they don't get mad!" Also, "The sociological balance is upset" towards the end. My fave part of the song is when he sings about the absurdity of how someone kicked in the head is more likely to sue than to actually get mad. heehee.