It's when Billy's whores are to seekin'   They're workin' with the skeleton crew   It's when the sky over Jersey   That sky starts to drain from view   It's when my woman pawns her voice so   So she can make her old excuses sound new      But I just want one clue      Refrain:   'Cause when the city drops into the night   Before the darkness there's one moment of light   When everything seems clear   The other side, it seems so near   What seemed wrong?   I think it's gonna be just about right   Before the city drops, the city drops   Into the night      It's when the door to the River   That door is like 26 miles   It's when ambitious little girls start   They start to dream about a change in style   It's when the slick boys got their fingers   They got their fingers in the telephone dial      But I think I'll just wait a while      Repeat Refrain      It's when the sneak thieves are checkin'   They're checkin the alleys for unlocked doors   And Billy's sister's gettin' frantic 'cause   'Cause Billy's sister's little brother can't score   It's when the woman from the dream is . . .   Oh my God! That's the woman on the floor      Each promise was just one promise more      Repeat Refrain      It's when Teddy's ghost is on the roof   Beatin' his drum   And Teddy's best friend is two blocks East   And he's makin' Teddy's ex-girlfriend come   You know, they mistook Teddy's blind trust . . .   Just to prove that Teddy was dumb . . .   But listen, you know, I think they are both just scum      Repeat Refrain      It's when the body at the bottom,   That body is my own reflection   But it ain't hip to sink that low   Unless you're gonna make a resurrection   They're always gonna come to your door   They're gonna say, ";It's just a routine inspection";   But what you get when you open your door   What you get is just another injection   And there's always gonna be one more   With just a little bit less until the next one   They wait in shadows and steal the light from your eyes   To them vision's just some costly infection   But listen, you should come with me   I'm the fire, I'm the fire's reflection   I'm just a constant warning to take the other direction      Mister, I am your connection      Repeat Refrain