Clean Heart

Clean heartClean and sharpClean dreamBad startHe loved his brother and his sisterLuke and tony called him misterThey made him feel much moreLike a manHe loved his daddy though he never told himAnd he loved his motherHe lovedHe loved her like an italianLittle jane said, you look so fineSo fineSomething in his smileMade them feel like strangersAnd then he straightened his beltWith a lover's touchAnd he said I'm gonna bring homeThe things that are out of your clutchSeemed like the hottest night in summerA heat that makes you feel like dyingSomewhere in the next blockThere was a baby cryingFinger on the trigger for the years to comeFinger on the trigger for the years to comeAnd as the moon slid up over the restless streetsSirens mocking and people stop to seeTheir greedy eyes don't realiseHe's someone else's sonFinger on the trigger for the years to comeFinger on the trigger for the years to come