Key: C major
Verse 1
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I went for
a walk in my old downtown
To the top of the hill and I turned
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around
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Train yard's not what it used to be
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The station's still standing by
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the factories
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Wendell's serving up the meat and three
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The tower lights read L & C
Verse 2
Saw the bullet holes
the suffragettes
You know mama's still
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growing those roses yet
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Heard the echo of Bryan in
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the old court case
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love and hate
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Verse 3
Passed a soldier boy with
a gun of bronze
Made a film of his life said
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Felt the lightening flash took it as a sign
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That God is love and Jesus saves
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And our soldier does parti cipate
Verse 4
his fortune made
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And he walked for a mile in the ticker tape
Alvin prayed
"Sir, I'd like to ride that
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subway train"
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Shimmers on film like a summer day
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Silver black and white, watch it fade away
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
In the family book you know
Wakes me up at night with
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the memory
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Mama don't you call me
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I'm good as gone
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she heard this song
Verse 6
downtowns
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Makes it hard to breathe, hard to see
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You can trace these scars
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along the ground
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in your old downtown
Verse 7
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I went for a walk in my old downtown
Outro 1
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