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VERSE 1
On every street there sleeps a kid who has lost his glory,
Secrecy falls in love with his own sad story,
Same plots that tragedy knows,
Braided tales of woe,
When Satan wields his black magic,
The mystery dives below…Ooooooh

VERSE 2
On a city mall where blue suits are sold to high class gentiles,
The owner calls for help to move the sleeping pile,
The pain that tragedy shows,
He’s got nowhere to go,
The city slums of welfare bricks,
Are filled with outcast Joes!

CHORUS
Tragedy knows outcast Joes,
In the halls of darkness,
Tragedy knows downcast Joes,
In valleys so defenseless.
Instrumental G C/ G C/

VERSE 3
House of tears where mama yearns for the babe she bore,
The sapling that she once planted, now a sycamore,
She begs for him to show,
But only deaf ears know,
When Satan leaves his calling card,
It brings back tears of old…Ooooooh

VERSE 4
He doesn’t hear his mama cry, his tears feel no compassion,
He wonders why he suffers on when a warm bed beckons,
He stands to pack and go,
The pay phone says “hello”,
When he says “collect”, the finger clicks,
Old Pride gains undertow …

CHORUS
Tragedy knows outcast Joes,
In the halls of darkness,
Tragedy knows downcast Joes,
In valleys so defenseless.
Ooooooh (tragedy knows) … Ooooooh (tragedy knows) … Ooooooh