Mama's air-conditioning went out in JulyShe bought me this guitar, never said whyI hastily moved in with a friend of a friendWho danced in Silver City late at nightShe danced in Silver City way back whenTaking easy money off the good-time menThe skyline shined like emeralds in her eyesAs she danced in Silver City late at nightJoshua, my brother, said he'd help me outWhen I took up his offer, I had my doubtsEverybody went to prison who didn't die to pay their debtI woke up in New York City soaking wetI woke up in New York City without a nameWasn't long before I learned the hustler's gameJust a cold boy from South Texas, you can betI woke up in New York City soaking wetThen I met a sparkling woman whose first name was NellShe said, "Boy, you're a star and I can tell"But the young are often desperate and hardly take their restI fell apart the way you might have guessedShe danced in Silver City way back whenTaking easy money off the good-time menThe skyline shined like emeralds in her eyesAs she danced in Silver City late at night
