It was a red sun rising early in this ghetto
A full moon was rising late last night
But you would not know, no you was fast asleeping
You only see this city in the broad daylight
In the broad daylight
Fogtown
Fogtown, I'm down and out on your streets
I would run if I only had a place to run to
Oh Fogtown
Her name was Ruby Red
She was a two-bit hooker
She had a man named Juan
He tried to keep her clean
But late last night when the heroin took her
There was one less siren when the sirens reached the scene
Reached the scene
Fogtown
Fogtown, I'm down and out on your streets
I would run if I only had a place to run to
Oh Fogtown
When a city's got the charms of a painted lady
When survival bites like a black-haired bitch
You can find yourself on the closest corner
You want to stay, you want to go, you got the Fogtown itch
You got the Fogtown itch
Fogtown
Fogtown, I'm down and out on your streets
I would run if I only had a place to run to
Oh Fogtown
Gonna be the death of me
Death of me
It was a red sun rising early in this ghetto
A full moon was rising late last night
But you would not know, no you was fast asleeping
You only see this city in the broad daylight
In the broad daylight
In the broad daylight