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Standing on the Corner

Todd Sheaffer
Total Plays: 27

First thought is to run Before it hits the ground Make a safe distance Before it crashes down Ah, let’s have a look See a fiddle and cloud of grey Standing on the corner Watching the world blow away Well, mama never told me Watch out for flying mirrors? metal Papa never told me I’ll never find a peaceful place to settle I’m looking right down the road, I See you coming my way Standing on the corner Watching the world blow away Tell the world to throw it all in Why’d that boy explode How you supposed to take it All over the road Well I got a lot of patience But the meaning is clear I’m standing on the corner And they’re trying to blow me outta here Will somebody tell me What are you supposed to do Big proven ruble grabbing me Tryin’ – comin’ through Now he you find alone Maybe he’ll let you too Standing on the corner Watching the world flow on through I’m gonna write a letter Send it to that man He will have an answer Tell me what the hell have you got planned When you gonna take the stand Its been going on too long Standing on the corner Watchin' the world going by The shit's all made in China Cheap as it can be Well, my hard-earned work They’ll give it away for free My blood starts to boil Am I losing my fire Standing on the corner Watching the world run wild Sometimes I feel I Can make a difference at all Well I’m going down to Joe’s And I’m throwing darts at the wall I’d have me a drink Watch the game and forest fell Standing on the corner Watching the world go to hell Two by two, all of gods creatures on the burning ark Two by two, watching our eyes go dark Won’t somebody tell me, how are you supposed to feel Standing on the corner Watching the world disappear Well I gotta dog a bridge Just to make ends meet Fuckin price of oil Fuckin price of heat I went down to a church They don’t give a damn as far as I can see Standing on the corner Watching the world killing me But I’m gonna go on home Beat the crowd out Find a place with water Before there’s none left I saw 'Apocalypse Now' That was nothing compared to this Standing on the corner Takin’ a piss Won’t somebody tell me How’d it get so bad What wrong with those people How’d they get so mad Now I don’t know the answer But the feeling is clear I’m standing on the corner ‘Till the end is near