I've been sleeping on the roof of my building
It’s cooler than the street.
And I've been watching the setting sun
As it bounces off the avenue
Turning into gold dust at my feet.
Carlos and Yolanda dancing in the hallway
To an old melody.
Spanish eyes and soft brown curls.
My love, my love, come to me.
I believe I’m in the power of Saint Lazarus
And he holds me in his sight.
I know that these jitterbug days I’m living,
Well they won’t last for all of us,
But they’ll last for a long summer night.
I can feel the fire in her eyes.
Tonight, tonight,
Under satin summer skies.
Baby, Baby, Baby.
Be my special one.
I seen you move in from across the street.
I like the way you walk.
I love the way you run.
Baby, baby.
No more baby talk.
Baby, Baby
Papi, this ain’t Mayaguez.
This is the island of Nueva York.
We’ll go through the projects.
Make out on the roof.
Count the stars like silver stars on my
motorcycle boots.
Tengan cuidado con ese tipo.
Ay me dice ese tipo es tan sucio.
Sucio!
You’re wasting your time. They don’t know what I do.
You little ghetto weeds. Sucio, I feel like killing you.
Banana colored light-skinned spics.
You feel your peel so fine.
I’m Hernandez, the umbrellaman.
Your future’s locked in mine.
The Chaplins and the Golden Guineas,
The Redwings and the Crowns,
The Mighty Mau Maus, those Shines from Brooklyn -
They want to cut the Vampires down.
The Savage Skulls, the Fordham Baldies -
They treat you like you’re piss.
From the heart of the barrio now, my brother
We tell them mother fuckers, "Suck on this."
I think we got something to talk about here.
You’re a coolie from the turf.
That’s cool, but you don’t get no respect around here
unless you belong to a boppin gang.
You either belong or you get hurt.
Or you could buy some protection from me.
Cause if someone’s got to die
To pay for the shit they done
I believe in an eye for an eye.
Now whatchu believe in
Salvador Agron?
Mr. Agron?
Señor Agron?
I believe I’m in the power of St. Lazarus
And he holds me in his sight.
I believe he watches over us all.
Don’t tear apart the satin summer night
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