Mercy on Broadway - Laura Nyro

Madison smiled and she hung with a band of strays

The band was gone

Bringin' it on to the broadway blaze

Once I lived under the city in my sweet July

July mercy on Broadway

Don't you believe it

You better know what I say

She'll make you pay

Down the alleyway slippin' up a sidestreet

Shine everybody shine everybody

Everybody shine everybody

On Broadway jive and pray

There ain't no mercy now on Broadway

People and the landlords shine

Down and gay wine

In the doom swept the band away

Baby on Broadway

Is she mild like mother and child

Does she obey

Once I lived under the city in my sweet July

July mercy on Broadway

Don't you believe it

You better know what I say

She'll make you pay

Black city fair

Ole road runner there

Shine everybody

(Everybody everybody)

Shine everybody

There'll be no mercy on Broadway

Mercy on Broadway mercy on Broadway

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