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42nd St. Psycho Blues Lyrics by Janis Ian

Society’s Child: The Verve Recordings

1968

[Intro]
Again
[Verse 1]
42nd Street psycho blues
And I'm paying off the man
He can make me, he can break me
And I know that he can
If I didn't have need to be sketching my song
I would leave this dirty business
And return to the norm
[Refrain]
Blind man on the corner
Won't you show me my way?
[Verse 2]
If you see my friend, the star
Ask him how the Syndicate is
And has he finished with paying them
For the promotion job they did
If you should see my manager tell him I was trying to be good
Mouth just happened to open
Fingers couldn't help but move
[Refrain]
Blind man on the corner
Won't you show me my way?
[Verse 3]
42nd Street psycho blues
No, I don't go to partiеs anymore
When they ask for еntertainment
I don't feel like a guest, I feel like a whore
Don't smoke or curse in public, kid—your image won't sell
I'm trapped within the confines
Of my own private hell
[Refrain]
Blind man on the corner
Won't you show me my way?
[Verse 4]
Isn't it right, I'm praying tonight
And you won't hear my words
I'll try and explain, it all seems so insane
You see it's only 'bout my world
I'm living three different lives and for each I'm paying
In a world of cheating
Child-beating, soul scraping
[Refrain]
Blind man on the corner
Won't you show me my way?
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Janis Ian

Janis Ian

About “42nd St. Psycho Blues” by Janis Ian

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"42nd St. Psycho Blues" is credited to Janis Ian. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"42nd St. Psycho Blues" appears on "Society’s Child: The Verve Recordings" in 1968.

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