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Mama's air-conditioning went out in July She bought me this guitar, never said why I hastily moved in with a friend of a friend Who danced in Silver City late at night She danced in Silver City way back when Taking easy money off the good-time men The skyline shined like emeralds in her eyes As she danced in Silver City late at night Joshua, my brother, said he'd help me out When I took up his offer, I had my doubts Everybody went to prison who didn't die to pay their debt I woke up in New York City soaking wet I woke up in New York City without a name Wasn't long before I learned the hustler's game Just a cold boy from South Texas, you can bet I woke up in New York City soaking wet Then I met a sparkling woman whose first name was Nell She said, "Boy, you're a star and I can tell" But the young are often desperate and hardly take their rest I fell apart the way you might have guessed She danced in Silver City way back when Taking easy money off the good-time men The skyline shined like emeralds in her eyes As she danced in Silver City late at night From Letras Mania