Janis Ian — Miracle Row Live at the Sydney Opera House

[Verse 1] Marie lives on Miracle Row She tells fortunes, you know At a dollar a throw Every pimp and every gigolo Has made love in the afternoon To the lady by the windowsill [Chorus] Five healthy children And a home of your own Back on Miracle Row They all will follow the show Soap opera in the afternoon And the old ladies swear At the sun like a sauna On the tenement stair All the boys play the conga There’s a chill in the air And yes, they’re gonna break out of here [Verse 2] TV in the summer heat Talk show hard to beat 'Til she hits the street Ripping pavement underneath her heels With the poetry of motion in chains And the lady by the windowpane [Chorus] Five healthy children And a home of your own Back on Miracle Row They all count on the show Love interest in the afternoon And the old men swoon And the sun gets hotter Someone mumbles a tune And the young men spot her Running up to the room And yes, they've gotta get out of here soon [Chorus] Five healthy children And a home of your own Back on Miracle Row They all will count on the show Soap opera in the afternoon And the old ladies swear At the boys playing conga On the tenement stair And the sun is like a sauna There’s a chill in the air And yes, they gotta break out of here