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Allerton Avenue in 3D

by Serene Dominic

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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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Bodega Eyes 04:12
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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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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City Woman 03:07
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
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 --------- 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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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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Fornicator 04:59
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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Seeburg 222 03:23
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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This Is Home 04:20
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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released March 1, 2022

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