[ Featuring Chris Henderson, Max Potter, Benny Quinn, Mark Goodman, Derek Potter, David Moritz, Tony Cottrill, Sonny LeMaire, Marty MacKeever, RK "Randy" Brown, John Porter McMeans, William 'Mo' West III ]
V1 The Jackpot Hustler's game was high rollin' The Joker's eyes grew freezin' cold
You sacrifice to see the card he's holdin' You pay his price for sure if you fold
Some gamblin' fool tried to call his bluff But almost just ain't good enough
No consolation for the wise or weak
When times get hard down on Easy Street
V2 The deadly silence on the Great White Way Broke the news on the Golden Gate
The last survivors huddled in the subways And prayed in vain it was not too late
And though they tried to cop a plea
All hell broke loose in Gethsmane
It's said the hounds shall inherit the meek When times get hard down on Easy Street
C1 Don't be fooled
Easy Street holds no shelter for you Hard times, hard times
Can't you see
Easy Street's got no mercy for me Hard times
V3 I heard you traded in your blind alleys For a view from a penthouse suite The deal is ice now you got no worries Now you're sittin' on Easy Street
Be careful who you do uptown
They'll burn you on your way back down Just when you think life is lookin' sweet Times get hard down on Easy Street