Coney Island Lyrics

I remember it fondly

When I was just small

The cyclone sign said

You must be this tall

And every summer

I'd go back and see

If I'd grown enough

To feel alive and free

Coney Island

Around the park I'd roam

It was a place where I could

Forget my home

I was free from violence

Without a care

Smell of Nathan's famous

In the air

"Step right up

And you'll get a surprise

Just give me three tickets

And you can go inside"

The haunted house was fine

But I don't mind the dark

Ain't got no fear

Not at Luna Park

Well, my name is Jacey Finn

And I come from

The lowly Brooklyn slums

I'm from the whores and rats and thieves

And psychopaths and greasy bums

Every little thing that might

Make you uncomfortable

Is something I've endured my life

I should be institutional

Don't let me be misunderstood

I don't need your sympathy

When all my friends fell into the trap

I was able to break free

I'm gonna give you a story

Of the life I've led

Cause the devil walks behind me

But angels dance in my head