Dead End Street

I was born in a city the called the Windy City
And they called it the Windy City because of the Hawk.
The hawk. The all mighty Hawk
Mr. Wind
Takes care of plenty business around winter time
The place that I lived in
Was on a street that a
Happened to be one of the dead-end streets
Where there was nothing to block
The wind, the elements
Nothing to buffer them for me to
Keep them from knocking my pad down, you know
I mean really socking it to me
When the boiler would bust and the heat was gone
I would have to get fully dressed before I could go the bed
Cause I couldn't put on my goulashes cause they had buckles on them
And my folks didn't play that
They said "don't you tear up my bed clothes with some goulashes on"
But I was fortunate
As soon as I was big enough to get a job save enough money
To get a ticket to catch anything
I split
I said one day I'm going to return
And I'm going to straighten it all out
And I'm about ready to go back now
So I thought I'd tell ya about it
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They say this is a big rich town
But I live in the poorest part
I know I'm on a dead-end street
In a city without a heart
I learned to fight before I was six
The only way I could get along
But when you're raised on a dead-end street
You've got to be tough and strong
Now all the guys I know are getting in trouble
That's how its always been
When the odds are all against you
How can you win, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm going to push my way out of here
Even though I can't say when
But I'm going to get off of this dead-end street
And I ain't never going to come back again
Never
No, no, no

I'm going to push my way out of here
Even though I can't say when
But I'm going to get off of this dead-end street
And I ain't going to never come back again
No, no, no
I ain't going to come back to this city street no more

No - Cause I'm going to get me a job
I'm going to save my dough
Get away from here
I ain't going to come back no more
I'm tired of a dead-end street
I want to get out in the world and learn something
I'm tired of breaking my back
I want to start using my mind

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• Rawls
• Dead
• end
• Street
• The
• Windy
• City
• Cold
• ass
• winter

[ophenias1]

A Gloucester mod classic. Thanks Kev Williams for introducing to Mr Rawls. Simon

[loveyoutodeathbut6]

Are you sure you're not thinking about the other song called Dead End Street that the Kinks did?

[BigIronOnHipMan2]

My Son Terence be chillin' to th Hawk in th Windy City now goin' on too long! And aaaaall I can say is -- come back home boy!

[cucs68]

A Soul crescendo that makes me shake inside...I just wanna dance, spin around, make a fool of myself right there on the floor...

thank you god for this Dead end Street.

Keep the faith... believe it man!

[snowcool1]

this is my kind of a song .It has a excellent singer Mr lou Rawls .Excellent story with a excellent beat .Living in a poor neighborood does not mean you have to stay there the rest of your life . .Having ambition and motivation . with a loving supportive family . . you will make it . As the saying goes you are born poor but you do not have to stay poor . The American dream lives on

[TheTrh2130]

Great song great backup band!

[loveyoutodeathbut]

Damn this is a good song.

[snypathug]

Tuuunnneeee!!!!!! Chooonnneeeee!!!!!

[coolmatterstome]

DAmn this song speaks to me, wanna get out into the world an learn something, ONly heard this the first time and I know this here is the shit. IN a f'd up situation now -family, socially, financially, directionally, Metaphorically Im livin in my own version of the Windy City, and I got to get Lou's determination to get up and out!! Excellent song!!

[atworkstation]

Lou Rawls would've been 74 this year.

[4eva68]

I guess this is before "Tobacco Road" I know he used the intro in the Live version.

This is real here.

Thanks for posting.

[toodeadbroke]

And such great drum work, if you may take note, by a transplant from New Orleans, the late Earl Palmer.