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lyrics
I'm here to tell you I saw heaven in a street light,
Sparked a memory I had not before found.
Eight years old and I was money on a school night,
Chiefs at Denver with the snow comin' down
Space invaders, Conrad Meyers,
and that neighbor kid who just moved to town.
I say mam sir, ask-direction
And I'm wakin' meek and humble,
It's tough in this town.
Day was cold my nose was running didn't feel right,
Sparked a memory and this road I'm goin' down
I's 16 looking funny never feelin' right,
It's on man it's tough,
Another day another round.
Calculators, friends and liars
And that neighbor kid he cranks it up loud.
I say mam sir ask direction
And I'm wakiin' meek and humble,
It's tough in this town.
Present-day like any other guess it's alright,
Engine revvin' on a hard way to town.
Hit the head fill the belly in the short sight,
Missed the bus on all those deals goin' down.
Corporate raiders, stock bond buyers
And that neighbor kid he's moving uptown.
I say mam sir ask direction
And I'm wakin' meek and humble,
It's tough in this town.
credits
from Volume One,
released June 4, 2008
Written by Kenny Cambre
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