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Huh, I'm on Lonely Street, age nearly three |
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Recently mama's cryin' all the time, is it because of me? |
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Or my younger sister, even dad was weepin' when he kissed her |
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Face all puffy like a blister, cryin' like he missed her |
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Since we moved away from the house where we used to play |
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They say I'll understand one day, but I doubt it |
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Mama never say nothin' about it |
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How'd it get to be so crowded? I found it a strain |
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Everywhere I look I see pain |
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And I can't escape the feelin' maybe I'm to blame |
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So, I strain to listen, prayin' for a decision, wishin' |
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They were kissin', this feels like extradition or exile |
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Mama finds it hard to smile |
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So, I make pretend cups of coffee in her favorite style |
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She says, "Child, I'm workin' so there's nothin' you lack" |
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But she know I want my dad, I want my family back |
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I'm on Lonely Street, age 43 |
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Couldn't gauge when to quit so my wife quit me |
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Took offense, took the kids |
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I wish that was the end |
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But before she took her leave she took care of my best friend |
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Workin' all the hours, God send was not the tactic |
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You see, 'cause after ten years, I'm left with jackdish |
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Wanted to make the cash quick so I had to work real late |
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Bad sex, my woman's vex even if I stay awake |
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And if I'm honest, I had a lickle cake at the office |
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I was eatin' |
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We'd do our cheating over coffees |
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Makin' tea for the bosses |
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Makin' free with me |
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And I agree I got sleazy too easily |
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But I'm 43 |
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This doesn't usually happen to me |
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Now I'm lonely |
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I'm wonderin' what my son's doin' today |
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Suddenly I'm blinkin' like the screen on my computer display |
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And I'm drinkin', concerned about what's down the track |
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If I don't get my family back |
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I want my family back, yeah |
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Huh, I'm on Lonely Street, number 53 |
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Boarded up properly |
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I'll probably get pulled down |
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Litter all around inside, there's no sound and no light |
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But yo, it gets busy at night |
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People creepin' |
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Derelicts sneakin' into fix |
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Speakin' |
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On the way my timbers creakin', roof leakin' |
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And bricks comin' loose |
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Knee high in refuse |
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But even though I'm a slum |
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I'm still of some use |
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Huh |
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There was a time when my walls were decorated |
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And under my roof children were educated |
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But now paint's faded, windows are all smashed |
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A crash in the economy robbed me of my family |
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And no strategy combats negative equity |
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So, that's it |
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Like violence it's drastic |
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I'm freakin' and seekin' to be more than just a house for crack |
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Somebody bring my family back |