Street rats hanging out with the house cats

I came from the dust bowl

And I was working for an orange grove

And all I got was this bloody nose

I came for the scenery

And I woke up in the shrubbery

I think I hit another pharmacy

I've been through liquor stores and jewelry stores

Banks, tanks and music scores

I've had busted scores, open sores

And morning whores yourself to the night before

Can't you tell that these helicopters haunt me

House cats making moves on the street rats

And every single motel room is shady

Street rats making out with the house cats

Sending those boys up to the Hollywood hills

I said take what's yours

Energy is courtesy of pharmacy pills

You know it feels so pure

And when we touch you know it seems

Like we're one big machine

Picking up speed

Somewhere in the valley

Bring it to the city

Walked real fast down the boulevard

Tourists taking pictures of the sidewalk stars

And all those pretty boys with the sideways scars

All stood at attention

Never asked to be king of these rats

This position it just kind of fell in my lap

And they were back to back

And I was back to back

House cats making love to the street rats