Make It Known

They can make it known, they can make it hard Down in the limelight, yeah Or they can make it known, get you stoned Down in the streets Well, you say your woman got a pristine smile The kind I like but I never saw her (yeah, yeah) Like why my Daddy used to sit me down And smack me 'round, guess I'll never know (watch it) Ooh la, la, ooh, la, la, ooh, la, la-a ooh What have I done to my son? Downed by the system I swiped a credit card I saw the boys but they didn't even look hard And somebody out there screams, "He's just a retard" I saw the boys but they didn't even look hard Ah-ooh la la, ooh la la, ooo-ooh Who's your boyfriend, who's your boyfriend? Now he got muscles, he got muscles, he got I wanna see his dumb face, so Take pictures, take pictures when Blood runs down on the boulevard She said, "Oh-oh, Why would I want something? Why would I need someone? But I'm Willing to change, I'm willing to change Oh-oh, why would I want something? Why would I need someone? But I'm Willing to change, I'm willing to change" Oh! I walk around I watch the children play down on Broadway But sometimes I think I can't even take that anymore When I'm alone I talk, talk, talk, talk to the voices If there's no voices I just talk to myself I just talk, talk, talk, talk to the voices If there's no voices I just talk to myself But I don't go talk about Jesus anymore And the strung out ballerinas say, "Hey! Who's your boyfriend, who's your boyfriend, who’s your? He give you head, he give you top hat" In the branches I grab before heading in The matches, the cocaine clothespin Can I just hear one good rock 'n roll song On the radio before The blood runs down on the boulevard? Oh-oh, why would I want something? Why would I need someone? But I'm Willing to change, I'm willing to change Oh-oh, why should I want someone? How can I love someone if I'm not Willing to change? I'm willing to change Stop, yeah, stop making love, dear I guess I'll die here Waitin' for the light, oh yeah A new day's comin', children So don't wake up I guess I'll stay up, ba-da-da-da All the night, oh yeah, all night And waitin' like never before You know it