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(Peter Case) |
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Last night I wandered punch drunk & enraptured |
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Out on the beltway where the business is done |
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As I lay on the asphalt ?neath the glow of light boxesI heard somebody say ?bet I know where he?s from? |
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When the town is so quiet you can hear the bell tower tickin? |
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Out on the beltway they?re sellin? the chicken |
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Where the tempers are short & the hours are longDarlin?, won?t you meet me in the old part of town? |
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Old part of townYou can still hear the footsteps of the old mystery |
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Old part of townYou can still feel the heartbeat of our whole historyWhen the heat on the street is wearin? you down |
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Darlin?, won?t you meet me in the old part of town? |
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Saw two red high heel shoes split up around midnight |
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They said they?d meet later by the fountain at Third |
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Four tires came screeching from different directions& picked ?em both up ?fore they stepped off the curb |
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?Cause in the hours past midnight they stop keeping tabs |
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The carnival quarters are vacant & sad |
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But darlin? I think there?s still a time to be hadIn the old part of town where your mom met your dad |
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Darlin? won?t you meet me in the old part of town? |
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Saw a newspaper with big headlines |
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That seemed to stare right through ya |
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Jump off a boxcar and blow into town |
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Pick a fight with two beer cans and a torn candy wrapper |
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The broom sweeping up the alley swore she never heard a sound |
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Meanwhile back on the beltway the cars are waiting in lines |
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Stars are blocked out by the shine of the signs |
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You might want to say ?It?s a sign of the times? |
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But darlin? won?t you meet me in the old part of town |
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Darlin?, won?t you meet me in the old part of town |