Sooner or later when the dawn was breaking
Cepat atau lambat saat fajar mulai menyingsing
The joint was jumping and the walls were shaking
Tempat itu ramai dan dindingnya bergetar
Joey sneaked in the backdoor way
Joey menyelinap masuk lewat pintu belakang
Pretending he was with the band, he never used to pay
Bersandiwara seolah-olah dia bagian dari band, dia tidak pernah bayar
He was no great draw at pulling the chicks
Dia bukan jagoan dalam menarik perhatian cewek
He used to lie against the wall like he was holding up the bricks
Dia biasa bersandar di dinding seolah-olah menopang bata-bata itu
And all the things that guy used to do to get his kicks
Dan semua hal yang dia lakukan untuk bersenang-senang
He was a legend in his lifetime with the neighborhood kids
Dia adalah legenda di masa hidupnya di kalangan anak-anak sekitar

They said "Joey did this" and "Joey did that"
Mereka bilang "Joey melakukan ini" dan "Joey melakukan itu"
Oh that guy was crazy, what a crazy cat
Oh, orang itu gila, benar-benar gila
Then something strange would happen, there's trouble on the way
Lalu sesuatu yang aneh terjadi, ada masalah yang akan datang
And trouble only means one thing....
Dan masalah hanya berarti satu hal....
Joey's on the street again.
Joey di jalan lagi.

Joey grew older, older without a cause
Joey tumbuh lebih tua, lebih tua tanpa tujuan
Got married, had some kids and had his brushes with the law
Menikah, punya anak, dan berurusan dengan hukum
Settled down and got a job, then said "I'm leaving" one day
Menetap dan dapat pekerjaan, lalu suatu hari dia bilang "Aku pergi"
"I've gotta hang loose a while, take care while I'm away."
"Aku harus santai sebentar, jaga dirimu saat aku pergi."
People said they'd seen him, they were nearly always wrong
Orang-orang bilang mereka pernah melihatnya, hampir selalu salah
'Cause no one knew how much he had, where he'd gone or for how long
Karena tidak ada yang tahu seberapa banyak yang dia miliki, ke mana dia pergi atau berapa lama
'Til one day there came a rumor, floating from the docks
Hingga suatu hari ada rumor, mengapung dari dermaga
Saying a crazy stranger had been found lying among the rocks.
Mengatakan seorang asing gila ditemukan tergeletak di antara batu-batu.

They said "Joey was this" and "Joey was that"
Mereka bilang "Joey seperti ini" dan "Joey seperti itu"
Oh that guy was crazy, what a crazy cat
Oh, orang itu gila, benar-benar gila
But no one quite believed it, all rumors are the same
Tapi tidak ada yang benar-benar percaya, semua rumor sama saja
And now if something happens they say....
Dan sekarang jika sesuatu terjadi, mereka bilang....
Joey's on the street again.
Joey di jalan lagi.

When Joey moved away
Ketika Joey pindah
A lot of the kids said "I can't stay around here"
Banyak anak-anak bilang "Aku tidak bisa tinggal di sini"
They said "I'm moving out, going away
Mereka bilang "Aku akan pindah, pergi jauh
They said "I'm leaving, getting out
Mereka bilang "Aku pergi, keluar
"I'm gonna go somewhere where it doesn't stink
"Aku akan pergi ke tempat yang tidak bau
Away from the alleys, somewhere I can think
Jauh dari gang-gang, ke tempat di mana aku bisa berpikir
Wash the dirt from my hands, watch it wash down the sink
Cuci kotoran dari tanganku, lihat saat itu mengalir ke wastafel
It's a strain on the brain living close to the brink
Sungguh melelahkan hidup dekat dengan tepi jurang

Look at the brickwall gravestone where some kid was sprayed
Lihatlah nisan dinding bata di mana seorang anak disemprot
Saying nobody could be bothered here to rule O.K.
Mengatakan tidak ada yang peduli untuk mengatur di sini dengan baik
Don't believe it, don't believe it what they say on TV
Jangan percaya, jangan percaya apa yang mereka katakan di TV
There's no romance, no romance
Tidak ada romansa, tidak ada romansa
For Joey in this city.
Untuk Joey di kota ini.