Hey hey we`re from New York City



Down town where the life is kill



Nobody`s gonna pick you up



`Cos they`re kicking you down ta hell



We live in a perma-crisis



Hope the landlord leaves ya alone







Don`t bother goin` out anymore



`Cos I don`t like anyone



Where it comes from I don`t know



Just living here ya get a rot-rotten soul



Yeah it`s rock `n` roll



All the little kiddies are satiesfied



Livin` in the toilets, where they reside



Sittin` on the corner just gettin` reaction



Cuttin` all the deals just to get in the action



Where it comes from, I don`t know



Just livin` here you get a rot-rotten soul







I got a rotten soul



Gimme, gimme, gimme



New York City punk



I got a rotten soul







Pumped up out on the skids breakin` laws



That hold ya down



(Yeah whatcha gonna do)



No-one`s gonna pick you up



And save you from this town



(Yeah whatcha gonna do)



Twenty four hours around the clock



That`s the way you gotta play



(Yeah whatcha gonna do)



Never gonna get a break and I hope it stays the way



(Yeah whatcha gonna do)



Where it comes from I don`t know



Just living here you get a rot-rotten soul







I got a rotten soul



Yeah - rotten



I got a rotten soul







I`m sick of all the little babies



Just whining about their stupid lives



And all the cosmic millionaires



Tellin` us we`re gonna die



Hey Geffen, look at me



I`m rockin` every single night



Criticized and crucify me `cause



I`m ready for another fight



Where it comes from I don`t know



Just livin` here you get a rot-rotten soul



I got a rotten soul