Basing Street Lyrics

It's an ugly sight by the police lightBut lonely now as the innocents leavein two's and three'sCop straightens up wipes the blood offhis handSays Christ above that's the worstI've seen in more than seventeenSomebody says I think I remember himUsed to see him hanging roundbut it's hard to be sure looking at him nowWhose hand made the boysuffer and bleedWho did the deed on Basnig StreetIt's four twenty-nine and on the airwaysLate ni ht DJ piays for the lost and lonelyand their late night waysPoppin pills washed down with coffeeWith a little coffee blows cigarette ash offthe late night flashThe world is waiting for nowin the palm of his hand he leans towardthe microphone and saysWe interrupt this programBut there in radio land they're all asleepAs the firemen hose down Basing Street