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The Way That It Goes
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A song about homelessness. I live in a very wealthy city - why is there a growing problem with street poverty?
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road apples alt-country Johnny Cash
This is my OTHER band page. Hi, I'm Road Apples, and I've created this page for my more acoustic, country-sounding music. For the rest of my stuff, which is more rock oriented (louder electric guitars, etc) please go to:
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
#13,049 today Peak #91
#2,217 in subgenre Peak #10
Author
road apples (JMB)
Rights
B. Christine Songs 2006 (SOCAN)
Uploaded
October 07, 2006
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MP3 3.7 MB • 128 kbps • 4:04
Story behind the song
I attempted to write this song from the point of view of a homeless person, who's been dealing with poverty on the street for many years.
Lyrics
Downtown Fifth Avenue - near Second Street or so I make my way the way I want to go I’m not expecting you to – understand it I don’t imagine that you’d want to know Live down low – I’m low now – you’d best believe it I used to care but that was years ago But if I were there today You would send me on my way I’d be left out in the cold I’d be left out in the cold I’d be left out in the cold That’s the way that it goes The winters round these parts are cold dark and lonely The wind can cut right through into your heart I’ve been out here so long that I don’t really notice Some things are real and some things fall apart A shelter from the storm – I never found it Don’t ask me why I won’t know where to start But if I were there today You would send me on my way I’d be left out in the cold I’d be left out in the cold I’d be left out in the cold That’s the way that it goes My time is gone I know Your time may come – your time may go You may look me in the eye and tell me just what you see there Some things just don’t seem real until you face your demons Think long and hard ‘bout what you’d say to me I’ve come to realize that you are no better Than all the thousand other wannabes I know you want me gone and I don’t want to be here At least in this regard we do agree But if I were there today You would send me on my way I’d be left out in the cold I’d be left out in the cold I’d be left out in the cold That’s the way that it goes Sept, 2006
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