Avenue A - The Dictators

Benny got a new tattoo

Down at the St. Mark’s Zoo

He walked down to the park

Drinkin 40's, till it’s dark

Talkin to a grey haired man

In a tie-dyed shirt and ragged pants

He said

That’s where the hippies used to play

Down on Avenue A

Susie got a new pair of shoes

Now she don’t know what to do

So she’s sitting in the Park

Smokin pot till it’s dark

Talking to a toothless man

With spiky hair

And leather pants

He said

I knew Stiv in the day

And that’s where the junkies used to play

Down on Avenue A

When every memory is gone

And everything you know is wrong

Takin the edge off on a beautiful day

With a Frappacino and a crème brulee

Yeah, it’s all over when you see a Range Rover

And to my bodega, I say hasta luega

It’s not what you do, it’s what you say

And it’s not who you know, it’s who you pay

Down on Avenue A