House Rent Party

Case
 She was standin' on the corner of wonderland and woe
 Waitin' for the light to change and wonderin' where to go
 Take the bottles to the grocery, the records to the shop
 Or step out on the sidewalk and make some traffic stop
 'Cause the phone is disconnected, landlord's at the door
 Tow truck at the curb side's here to repossess the Ford
 And there's a house rent party tonight, everybody shake
 We're gonna blow the roof sky high, see how much we can take
 When they put you on the street, you can sit and watch the dawn
 But there's something you can do when you're last gold dollar's gone
 He's in his double breasted jacket and some cherry wing tip shoes
 Big 'ol hat with a feather high and a pocket flask of booze
 But he can't afford the treatments and there ain't no other cure
 Sad to say without no pay, he won't get well no more
 Then the night falls up on Broadway, the neon starts to shine
 The dancers in the love act are gettin' ready for the grind
 And there's a house rent party tonight, everybody shake
 People come from miles around, now we're gonna catch a break
 I know we're gonna make it, don't care what I have to do
 'Cause I know you'd do the same for me as I would do for you
 And there's a house rent party tonight
 So I bought a lucky ticket and pinned it to the shelf
 I put one away for you baby and kept one for myself
 I'm gonna take my winnings, I'm gonna disappear
 I'm gonna start a brand new band, we'll play anywhere but here
 'Cause nothin's comin' in, sugar, nothin's goin' out
 When there's nothin' left to talk about seems all we do is shout
 And there's a house rent party tonight, everybody shake
 We're gonna blow the roof sky high, see how much we can take
 'Cause nothin's comin' in, sugar, nothin's goin' out
 There's nothin' left to talk about and all we do is shout
 And there's a house rent party tonight