Studio Lyrics:

Josie took a cab out of town and then she turned it around
She said they'll never let me leave this place

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She gave the cabbie her money and said don't look down
He didn't have a clue what she was talking about

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All the locals know her as Joe

She drinks manhattans and wears gentlemen's clothes
She likes to get high when she's low

And break the hearts of boys for the fun of it all

 

Josie rides closely to the line

She's high and she's trying to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line
Go Josie go

Go Josie go

 

Johnny cut a deal for an album that he never put out
He's got a place in her bed for when he's comin down
Josie sees something that he don't see in himself
And now she looks the other way when he's fucking around

 

All the locals say they don't know

Why she lives so fast and she moves so slow

 

Josie rides closely to the line

She's high and she's trying to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line
Go Josie go

 

It's okay don't change, just throw it all away
It's okay don't change, just throw it all away
Go Josie go

Go Josie go
Just throw it all away
It's okay don't change

Go Josie go

 

All the locals know her as Joe

She drinks manhattans and wears gentlemen's clothes
She likes to get high when she's low

And break the hearts of boys for the fun of it all

 

Josie rides closely to the line

She's high and she's trying to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line
Go Josie go

 

Josie rides closely to the line

(Go Josie go)

She's high and she's trying to survive
Go Josie go

Go Josie go

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