Crouchin' On The Outside

One two three four five six seven eight hey baby you're a little too lateI'm standin' on the outside lookin' in at you on the insideLookin' out at me on the outside lookin' inThrough the window of my madness at a place I never beenAnd you say you understand just what my trouble's all aboutBut you're sitting on the inside playing on the win sideWhile I'm freezing on the outside in the what's-it-all-about sideLookin' in at you on the inside looking outOne two three four five six seven eight hey Jim let's talk about hateI'm walkin' on the white side lookin' 'round at you on the brown sideLookin' back at him on the black side lookin' downAnd we're mouthin' words of freedom but we don't make any soundAnd we clasp our hands in brotherhood and then go wash our handsWhile you're stayin' on the brown side on the go-ahead-and-put-me-down sideWhile I'm standin' on the white side on the got-me-way-up-tight sideLookin' back at him on the black side lookin' backOne two three four five six seven eight hey Claude don't bother to waitYou're cruisin' on the gay side lookin' straight at me on the straight sideLookin' way at you on the gay side lookin' straightAnd you're screamin' from the rooftops bout the pleasures that won't waitAnd your closet's full of queenly gowns for extra special datesAnd you're campin' on the gay side on the c'mon-out-and-play sideWhile I'm over on the trick side on the got-to-find-a-chick sideLookin' way at you on the gay side lookin' straightOne two four seven nine eight twelve fifteen nineteen eighteen ninety-nine twenty-four else[ sax ]One two three four five six seven eight hey Miss hallucinateYou're boppin' on the hip side laughin' at me on the flip sideChasin' after you on the hip side losin' my gripAnd you're walkin' on a tightrope and you're tryin' not to slipAnd you say you found out where it's at and give it all a trySo you're groovin' on the hip side in the come-and-take-a-trip sideI'm movin' on the square side in the show-me-when-and-where sideChasin' after you on the hip side lookin' highLookin' at you on the hip side lookin' out yeahLookin' at you on the flip side lookin' back