Joe Strummer & Mick Jones – U.S. North

Sometimes.....Sometimes.....
Good luck comes in threes
Sometimes.....Sometimes.....
You see the Sun through the trees

Old times.....In your mind.....
Turn like a steering wheel
Ninety nine.....Lonely miles.....
'Til you can strike your deal

Money dreams.....Money dreams.....
Oh, let your body sleep
Sunny schemes.....An' Darlene.....
That California beach

Tell me why.....Tell me why.....
All motorcycle cops wanna die
Looking good.....Looking fine.....
The Sun is high in the sky

When it's a long way back to your laundromat
Got no protection from the city block code
With the law 'n order north of the border
Motor gypsies keep on runnin' down the road

Hit and run.....Hit and run.....
Got speeding tickets to the Sun
You need a gun.....From where I come.....
In shaking city on the run

City rats.....City rats.....
No more chewing at my clothes
Baseball bats.....An' silk hats.....
Manhattan overload

When it's a long way back to your laundromat
And your holy pool hall by the tracks
With the law 'n order north of the border
Wise guys keep on runnin' and that's the facts

In my time.....In my time.....
I drank a lake of hobo wine
Now that I'm.....In my prime.....
And jukeboxes don't run on dimes

How far I roam.....How far I roam.....
I never get no nearer home
Now say to me.....Say to me.....
The road ain't what it used to be

When it's a long way back to your laundromat
And your holy poolhall by the tracks
With the law 'n order north of the border
The wise guys keep on runnin' that's the facts

When it's a long way back to your laundromat
Got no protection from the city block code
With the law 'n order north of the border
Motor gypsies keep on runnin' way down the road

Hats of silk.....Hats of silk.....
Charlie Parker drinks whisky and milk
All the time.....Rain or shine.....
This Elmore dude is losing his mind

Fifty grand.....Fifty grand.....
That's fifty grand layin' in your hand
Ain't no man.....In the land.....
Gets up and walks from fifty grand

His brother Al.....His brother Al.....
He ain't exactly Elmore's pal
He said to me.....Said to me.....
This road ain't what it used to be

Stop for gas.....Stop for gas.....
Head off to the stagecoach at the pass
Goldmine.....Goldmine.....
Cadillacs are rolling off the line

Elmore.....Elmore.....
Tell me what you're running for
What the hell.....Elmore.....
Don't you have a handle to your door?

In his time.....In his time.....
Elmore had a lake of hobo wine
Way to go.....Way to go.....
But where I'm goin' I don't know

Crazy dude.....Crazy dude.....
Got up and walked out on his group
No way to be.....Misunderstood.....
I bet you that he ain't no good

In my time.....In my time.....
I had a lake of hobo wine
Take it from me.....Take it from me.....
The road ain't what it used to be

I've been there.....I've been there.....
Standing at the top of the stair
When you're high.....Better say bye bye.....
'Cos stars are always falling from the sky

10,000 miles.....10,000 miles.....
I need a retread on my tyres
Really strayed.....Far and wide.....
'Til she gimme a place to hide

He's a fool.....He's a fool.....
Don't teach him nothing at his school
Something bugging.....Crazy cousin.....
Why can't the man be cool?

The way it is.....With this guy.....
Never seen him laugh or heard him cry
Who is he.....Don't ask me.....
I'm the guy who makes deliveries

He can't dance.....He can't sing.....
Won't get a girl a diamond ring
He ain't folks.....Way he smokes.....
And he ain't going where you think

Sometimes.....Sometimes.....
Good luck comes in threes
Sometimes.....Sometimes.....
You see the Sun through the trees

Old times.....In your mind.....
Turn like a steering wheel
Ninety nine.....Lonely miles.....
'Til you can strike your deal

Sometimes.....Sometimes.....
Previously unreleased, recorded in 1986, 1⁄2 inch tape master.
Produced by Mick Jones.
Unused song from the Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer film Candy Mountain:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092719/

Vocals, guitar: Joe Strummer
Vocals, guitar, bass: Mick Jones
Drums: Greg Roberts
Keyboard: Dan Donovan
Bongos: Felippe Gonzales
Agogo: Xavier Solano
Strings: The Radio Futura Philharmonic Orchestra, Madrid

Joe Strummer 001: https://joestrummer.lnk.to/001

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