Name: DOLLARSONG
Duration: 5 min 11 s
Channel: Haelwen-Sian
Description: "DOLLARSONG" is a song by Haelwen-Sian. Mellow , reflective observance

DOLLARSONG

Haelwen-Sian

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Mellow , reflective observance

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Haelwen-Sian

Singer/Songwriter one-woman band with my own acoustic blend of 'Folktry' ( country/folk) music.

I am my band: Haelwen-Sian ! Just a girl with a guitar and a suitcase full of songs- Simple! I am a singer/songwriter with my own acoustic blend of 'Folktry' ( country/folk ) music. My songs reflect my life experiences and encounters, and I take great delight in avoiding the usual 'big production' and special effects when performing my songs.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic General

Charts

Peak #674

Peak in subgenre #128

Author

Haelwen-Sian

Rights

Haelwen-Sian

Uploaded

January 14, 2013

Track Files

MP3

MP3 5.9 MB • 160 kbps • 5:11

Story behind the song

Sometimes we think we have it so bad  till you run into someone who's doing it harder... for all our advancements, we still can't get it right!

Lyrics

Watching closely for the lights to turn to red,
He runs on yellow with his bucket and a rag
For a dollar he will wash your windscreen clean
Before the lights turn green.
Painted lady hurls abuse into his ear.
Time and money, she has neither one to spare.
Not a dollar will he get from her today,
Now the lights have changed.

chorus:     Dollar dollar! Buy a poor man reprieve;
                 Dollar dollar! Just a morsel of greed;
                 Dollar dollar! Is the song that he sings,
                 Dollar dollar in my hand

Winter stalks him thru the early morning mist,
He turns his collar up against her bitter kiss.
For a dollar, you get all the latest news
Before the city stirs.
Rag 'n' Baggage lady forages for wares,
throwing curses after rubbish everywhere,
Not a dollar will he get from her today,
Now the city wakes.
(chorus)

The city trembles as the chapel bells are tolled.
He joins the others uddlyed tight against the cold,
Not a dollar, but a bowl of soup and a dinner roll ...

For a moment, he's not cold and he's not alone;
For a moment, he has someplace he belongs;
Just for a moment, he's the same as you and me,
Till he's back out on the streets,
and his song begins again
(Chorus)

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