From "Adobe Bricks Country/Folk Opera" This song covers the period in the city, when the homeless group is trying to find work, and having a hard time getting by. Sung by Rick in the story.

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It is cold and the group wander the city
looking for work.
They do feel alone amid the crowds.

CITY BLUES

THE CITY SIDEWALK'S CROWDED -
TRAFFIC'S MOVING SLOW.
EYES I MEET ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE -
SOMEWHERE THEY HAVE TO GO.
FUNNY HOW A FELLOW,
CAN FEEL LONELY IN A CROWD.
YOU CAN FEEL LIKE YOU ARE NOWHERE,
THOUGH THE CITY NOISE IS LOUD.

CHORUS
MY FEET MOVE ON THE CONCRETE,
THROUGH A CANYON MADE OF STONE.
THE CITY MAY BE CROWDED,
BUT YOU CAN FEEL ALONE.
IT CAN MAKE YOU WONDER,
AND LEAVE YOU MORE CONFUSED.
THE CITY'S ROAR AND THUNDER,
IS THE SOUND OF CITY BLUES.

IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THE RAPIDS,
IN A CANYON RIVER'S FLOW,
THERE'S WHIRLPOOLS, AND THERE'S ROCKS,
DARK WATER RUNS BELOW.
OUR LITTLE RAFT IS FRAGILE.
WE NEED A TEAM TO STEER,
THROUGH THE CITY RAPIDS -
IT CAN BE LONELY HERE.

CHORUS
THE HUSTLE AND THE HURRY,
THE BUSTLE AND THE STRIFE.
THOUSANDS RUSHING - WHERE ?
ON THE STREETS OF CITY LIFE.
IT CAN MAKE YOU WONDER,
AND LEAVE YOU MORE CONFUSED.
THE CITY'S ROAR AND THUNDER ,
IS THE SOUND OF CITY BLUES.
(Copyright 2003 )
(Words by Betty J. Curtis - Music by J. Gale Kilgore)