That night I was walking on the streets alone.
Didn’t even realise,
That soon will dawn.
Behind me I hear one shot - boom,
And sirens, sirens all around.
I better move
Before noise starts.
I headed towards your house then
As fast as the speed of sound.
You gladly opened your door,
Even though it was dawn.
Chorus:
Because… Your crib is safe,
Ironbound,
With 24 alarms
In it.
I asked straight away at the door
Just to calm my nerves:
Who is on the side of police
And who goes for negative guys?
But that isn't our confrontation now
Because it’s morning and the situation is romantic.
You poured a drink and jumped into the bathtub,
I watched satellite American TV.
When you showed up in a cloud of perfume.
You and your nice smelling hair,
Like a fresh mountain river.
And I want to take a swim
In it.
Chorus:
Because… Your crib is safe,
Ironbound,
With 24 alarms
In it.
Eight days we didn’t unlock the door,
Eight nights we hardly slept.
And when I was leaving you told me then:
“Come always, come always,
Come always like now.”
Chorus:
Because… Your crib is safe,
Ironbound,
With 24 alarms
In it.
You and your nice smelling hair,
Like a fresh mountain river.
And I want to take a swim
In it.