On The Strip

by Sonic Youth

From the album: Dirty

Duration: 5:42

Dirty cover art

Lyrics for On The Strip

Every time you look my way, you show a lie in what you say Every time you look my way, you talk a rhyme called purple haze Close your eyes and pretend, you're not at all like then The smartest girl on the strip, you really learn just how to be hip Tell your stories 'bout your crazy trip, messin' with stars and doing tricks Close your eyes and pretend, it's not at all like then Big glass house on the hill, doing dope and ditchin' school Yesterday, Bruce Barry was here, a wild kid I thought was cool Close your eyes and pretend, this is how it should end Cinderella of the night doesn't know her left from right She's so hungry for a bite, forgetting her friends; Fork and Knife Don't you know who's keeping score, who's that barking at your door? Hold tight and fear a little bit, hold tight and fear a little bit Hold tight and fear a little bit, hold tight and fear That was then, this is not Hold tight and fear a little bit, hold tight and fear a little bit Hold tight and fear a little bit, hold tight and fear That was then, this is not Every time you look my way, remember a girl who used to say "Hold me tight anyway, it's okay, it's only play" I remember in my dawn, where I came from for a lark

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