Hey hey we`re from New York City
   Down town where the life is kill
   Nobody`s gonna pick you up
   `Cos they`re kicking you down ta hell
   We live in a perma-crisis
   Hope the landlord leaves ya alone
  
   Don`t bother goin` out anymore
   `Cos I don`t like anyone
   Where it comes from I don`t know
   Just living here ya get a rot-rotten soul
   Yeah it`s rock `n` roll
   All the little kiddies are satiesfied
   Livin` in the toilets, where they reside
   Sittin` on the corner just gettin` reaction
   Cuttin` all the deals just to get in the action
   Where it comes from, I don`t know
   Just livin` here you get a rot-rotten soul
  
   I got a rotten soul
   Gimme, gimme, gimme
   New York City punk
   I got a rotten soul
  
   Pumped up out on the skids breakin` laws
   That hold ya down
   (Yeah whatcha gonna do)
   No-one`s gonna pick you up
   And save you from this town
   (Yeah whatcha gonna do)
   Twenty four hours around the clock
   That`s the way you gotta play
   (Yeah whatcha gonna do)
   Never gonna get a break and I hope it stays the way
   (Yeah whatcha gonna do)
   Where it comes from I don`t know
   Just living here you get a rot-rotten soul
  
   I got a rotten soul
   Yeah - rotten
   I got a rotten soul
  
   I`m sick of all the little babies
   Just whining about their stupid lives
   And all the cosmic millionaires
   Tellin` us we`re gonna die
   Hey Geffen, look at me
   I`m rockin` every single night
   Criticized and crucify me `cause
   I`m ready for another fight
   Where it comes from I don`t know
   Just livin` here you get a rot-rotten soul
   I got a rotten soul