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Allerton Avenue
03:08
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3 flights up from the cops and robbers
2 flights down from the sky
A world away from the last spot where a holy man did fly
I'm back on Allerton Avenue
Living large here in 3D
Pared down to virtually nothing
And virtually nothing is good enough for me
I got a wire rack with 27 albums
I blast them when the sun goes down
I got a Christmas tree so sad and lonesome I keep it up the whole year round
LIfe's a holiday on Allerton Avenue
A string of lights you can see from the street
Pared down to virtually nothing
And virtually nothing is good enough for me
I got a woman way across town who traffics dead people's clothes
For her birthday I got her Wisk and rice and 7 pairs of nylon hose
I'm back on Allerton Avenue
You ought to see me in 3D
Pared down to virtually nothing
And virtually nothing is good enough for me
I got a canary named Johnny who's too lazy to chirp for day
i got a poster of Saint Sebastian that scares little children away
I got a documentary about the Fordham Baldies, a gang that used to live this way.
I got a kaleidoscope where all the colors come out industrial grey
I'm back on Allerton Avenue...
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We were born with fine crosshairs tattooed on our backs
Everybody from the doctor to the nunnery gave us sufficient whacks
We'll get our final come-uppance in heaven when they psyche us and send us back
Then we'll be standing in the line of fire
Standing in the line of fire
Standing in the line of fire
You've never seen so many well-behaved punks gathered in one place
Got suckered into reverse mortgages and now there's all this rage
They save their harshest cultivated hatred for the Friendster page
And we'll be standing in the line of fire
Standing in the line of fire
Standing in the line of fire
Holy Saint Sebatian everybody's an assassin now
Wake up folded in half again, you know I always aim to please
You see I've got my hands on my head and head's in-between two knocking knees
I made myself sick again being the object of my desire
Now I'm standing in the line of fire
Standing in the line of fire
Standing in the line of fire
Holy Saint Sebatian everybody's an assassin now
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3. |
Things I Should Forget
02:36
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Bodega Eyes
04:12
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Any ol' night of the week I don't mind
Walking 6 blocks out of my way to find
Some non-essential magazines or spice
Just so I can gaze into her two bodega eyes
As human contact goes, some days it's all I got
Seeing half her face really helps a lot
Even with her mask it's not hard to surmise
She's smiling back at me with her bodega eyes
You never know whose life you can be touching
When a little interaction can mean so much and
Not even a hundred bags of sand could melt the ice
Of just one glance, just one warm glance of her
Bodega eyes
Every night I see her take in her sidewalk sign
A list of all the things there I could be buying
I've got a closet full of tea and Wisk and rice
All just an excuse to see Bodega Eyes
When she beams back at me it makes her old man mad
I haven't figured out if he's her husband or her dad
His bodega glare follows me around the store
I buy my Wisk and rice and walk right out the door
You never know whose life you can be touching
When a little interaction can mean so much and
Not even a hundred bags of sand could melt the ice
Of just one glance, just one warm glance of her
Bodega eyes
Living in my head I can get so stupid minded
You gotta take in beauty wherever
Just like Ben E King walking his Harlem beat
And come across a rose grow up outta the street
You never know whose life you can be touching
When a little interaction can mean so much and
Not even a hundred bags of sand could melt the ice
Of just one glance, just one warm glance of her
Bodega eyes
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5. |
Life As A Whole
02:58
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Baby baby, I'm not afraid anymore
Not the harsh light of day
And all of this going away
Life as a whole don't scare me no more
When I'd wake up freezing cold
Without someone to hold
Baby baby I don't shudder no more
When I return to dust
Like I know we all must
Life as a whole don't scare me no more
I'll take my place with pride
I'm not going to run and hide
And if there's nothing after this
I won't be feeling any pain
It feels so good right now just to say
Baby baby, I'm not afraid anymore
Not the harsh light of day
And all of this going away
Life's not a hole we crawl in and out of
When I'd wake up all alone
My heart is filled with love
Life as a whole
It's gone in a day
All that matters is the love
That we leave for those who stay
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Snow is pounding my street today
Wind has blown my Christman lights away
I Want Everything You've Got
I Want Everything You've Got
You're far away, Having fun
In the warm California sun
I Want Everything You've Got
I Want Everything You've Got
When I meant to say I love you
That was the time you went away
Now I say the quiet part out loud
But these four walls can't ever help me out
Everything thing here is out of whack
i don't suppose you're ever coming back
I Want Everything You've Got
I Want Everything You've Got
I Want Everything You've Got
You are Everything I'm Not
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7. |
City Woman
03:07
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City woman
The hardest thing you’ll ever do
Is start anew
City woman
No guarantees what’s waiting there
In the open air
You’re always going to be a city woman
In the hills of Tennessee, you’re a city woman
Glistening with class
You won’t give fools a pass
You’ve seen all there is
And this is how your life should be
Go and realize your dream
City Woman
City woman
The neon lights shine through your eyes
So don’t think twice
City Woman
You’re streets ahead of everyone
Walk don’t run
You’re always going to be a city woman
In the canyons of Bisbee you’re a city woman
Earned your peace and quiet
Though you’re overqualified
You’re the one who comes and goes
Takes the good times with the blows
You’ll be sought never bought
City Woman
You’re always going to be a city woman
In the canyons of Bisbee you’re a city woman
My love for you grows and grows
City woman
Gonna miss you, heaven knows
City woman
City woman
City woman
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Ms. Vicky
02:35
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Hello sunshine make way for the rain
I've seen our union sober eyed
And all of the tulips in our flower bed
Now have all tilted to one side
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So let the circle be undone
Going downtown to have some fun
Go go dance and slow gin fizz
Where nothing's big as Tiny is
I was a child of the ten-inch screen
You were a romantic in your time
But like the late great Russ Columbo
We were shot down, shot down in our prime
So let the circle be undone
Going downtown to have some fun
Go go dance and slow gin fizz
Where nothing's big as Tiny is
Hello sunshine, I left a farewell note
You'll find it on your music stand
Paper clipped to a Gershwin song folio
I hope that you will understand
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I don't know where I am bound
I don't belong in this town
You should have known me back when
I was sure who I was
And I loved without cause
Til I lost my world on a string
Pounding the pavement for work
Don't have a real sense of worth
Money is a fleeting thing
I gotta survive
Things have taken a dive
Since I lost my world on a string
Someday I'll be back on top again
Whatever top means,
TBD when but until then
I don't know where I am bound
What have they done to downtown?
Can't seem to find anything
Nothing's where it should be
And the same goes for me
Since I lost my world on a string
Someday I'll be back on top again
Whatever top means,
TBD when but until then
I don't know where I am bound
I don't belong in this town
You should have known me back when
I was sure who I was
And I loved without cause
Til I lost my world on a string
Yes I lost my world on a string
I lost my world on a string
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Hideaway Heart
03:03
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What you want is a confidant that’s true
But what you’ve got is a stranger mocking you
She has a hideaway heart
Remote and seldom seen
She has a hideaway heart
With its own hideaway key
All your love can’t liberate
The one who won’t capitulate
Always a clean slate with a hideaway heart
All your love makes you want love even more
But all she loves are some letters in a drawer
Because she has a hideaway heart
That she keeps in reserve
She has a hideaway heart
Won’t show an exposed nerve
Please don’t lecture me about
This scourge that I could live without
Learned my lesson NOT with a hideaway heart
You’re not the first brought to his knees
There’s whole committees begging pretty please
What you want is a confidant that’s true
But what you’ve got is a stranger punking you
She has a hideaway heart
Remote and seldom seen
She has a hideaway heart
With its own hideaway key
I scream you scream we all scream
We all scream for our ice queen
Being cruel and mean
With her hideaway heart
Please don’t lecture me about
This scourge that I could live without
Learned my lesson NOT with a hideaway heart
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11. |
Fornicator
04:59
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Would you give up heaven to be fornicator?
OOOOO - baby would you?
The deacons were all strumming their out of tune guitars
If they knew what was coming, we'd be behind bars
You looked up from your missalette, gave a telling wink
While the specter of Sister Ann was watching everything
She said no amount of talk could make a wrong thing right
No afterworlds after tonight
Would you give up heaven to be fornicator?
OOOOO - baby would you?
Would you give up heaven to be fornicator?
OOOOO - baby would you?
The venial sins were numbered with foot long explanations
Our biggest sins to date were dime store temptations
My brother Steve's an expert, with feel experience
Knowing all the twirlers in the Biblical sense
You're the only girl who hasn't shrugged or laughed or winced
Godamnned us both for saying this
Would you give up heaven to be fornicator?
OOOOO - baby would you?
Would you give up heaven to be fornicator?
OOOOO - baby would you?
Some people hear that booming voice and start to pray a lot
Drop their whole life's savings in quarter candle slots
Some people kiss the carvings and pocket chips of paint
That fell off the statues of their favorite saints
If they knew the truth about us, they'd spit into our palms
But they'll welcome us back with open arms
Surely hell awaits us, and we'll be fornicators
We'll tie the knot soon
Would you give up heaven to be fornicator?
OOOOO - baby would you?
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12. |
Seeburg 222
03:23
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Seeburg 222, so much love cradled inside you
Seeburg 222, so much love cradled inside you
Future legions of teen won't know what it means
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
To keep punching B17
And crying by the record machine
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Once music was a destination
An around-the-clock preoccupation
You'd lean against it when your song was playing
Seeburg 222, so much love cradled inside you
Seeburg 222, so much love cradled inside you
Hit parade made to order, 3 songs for a quarter
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Choose from 80 45s with the original B-sides
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Once we couldn't see needle touching wax
We lost touch with our music, turned out backs
Why replace with a small space digital one
When you got a fully loaded phone?
Seeburg 222, so much love cradled inside you
Seeburg 222, my God, man, where are they taking you?
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13. |
This Is Home
04:20
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From the starting gun to your last shot
You run your race with everything you've got
The distance traveled doesn't mean a lot
You are where you are
You're born wanting to be some other place
Along the way you changed your name and face
But even if you sink without a trace
You are where you are
And home is there to meet you in the end
Home turned out to be your bestest friend
It may take a lifetime for us to learn
Your trajectory is a U-turn
And this is Home
Someday when the speed of life grinds slower
When your expectations are all lower
You can hear familiar voices cheers you over
They've never gone
They're there all along
And home is there to meet you in the end
Home turned out to be your bestest friend
Whether in a box or in an urn
This is where you're going to be returned
This is Home
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