Nice Boys

(album: Rose Tattoo - 1978)

She hit town, a rose in bloom
Smell the sweet, sweet perfume
The color faded and the petals died
Down in the city, no one cried

Out in the streets, the garbage lies
Protected by a million flies
With roaches so big, they got bones
They moved in and made themselves at home

I said nice boys don't play rock 'n' roll
Nice boys don't play rock 'n' roll
I'm not a nice boy

Sweet sixteen, she was fresh and clean
Wanted so bad to be part of the scene
She dropped the man and said she did the smack
Now, she pays the price laying down on her back

Wanted so bad just to please the boys
Ended up being just a toy
Played so hard, burned her life away
Lies were told, no promises made

Nice boys don't play rock 'n' roll
Nice boys don't play rock 'n' roll
I'm not a nice boy and I never was

Young and fresh, when she hit town
I'm hot for kicks, it's just to get around
And now she lays in a filthy room
She kills the pain with a flick of the spoon

And in the streets, the garbage lies
Protected by a million flies
With roaches so big, they got bones
They moved in and made themselves at home

I said nice boys
Don't play rock 'n' roll
Nice boys
Don't play rock 'n' roll
Nice boys
Don't play rock 'n' roll
Nice boys
Don't play rock 'n' roll
Ow, nice boys
Don't play rock 'n' roll
Nice boys don't play rock 'n' roll
Nice boys don't play rock 'n' roll
Nice boys, they never play rock 'n' roll