The Minus 5 - Basing Street lyrics

It's an ugly sight by the police light Lonely now as the innocents leave in two's and three's Cop straightens up wipping blood off his hand Says Christ above that's the worst I've seen in more than seventeen Somebody says I think I remember him now Used to see him hanging round but it's hard to be sure looking at him now Whose hand made the boy suffer and bleed Who did the deed on Basing Street It's four twenty-nine and out on the airways Late night DJ plays for the lost and lonely and their late night ways Poppin pills washed down with coffee With a little coffee blows a cigarette ash off the late news flash The world is waiting for now in the palm of his hand he leans toward The microphone and says We interrupt this program But out there in radio land they're all asleep As the firemen hose down Basing Street