My Old Neighborhood (Alexander's Real Time Band)
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| Song Title: | My Old Neighborhood |
| Artist: | Alexander's Real Time Band |
| Album: | Single (available on the ARTB Touring CD) |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Genre: | Reggae |
| Music and Lyrics: | Alan Alexander III |
| Credits: | Danny Lamb: trombone Nancy Durham: drums Whit Draper: guitars Sarah Linderman: congas, harmony vocals Susan Peck: organ, harmony vocals Alan Alexander III: fretless bass, keyboards, lead and harmony vocals |
| Sheet Music: |  Spread the music around. Learn to play this song on piano or guitar! |
| License Status: | Available to license for your film, television, video or theater project. |
Lyrics
I come from a humble beginning
But I've traveled far
Moving coast to coast and to distant shore
Now I return home from my journey
Like a wayward son
Only to find the home I knew is gone
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My old neighborhood
I'd save it if I could
But it's gonna take more than a hammer nails and wood
It's a spiritual crisis
Some folks have a house in the suburbs
and a house on the beach
Keeping their possessions out of reach
from the people who live in the ghetto
and the 'Immigrant Threat'
While they horde opportunity and hope
This is what we get
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It's the same old story
'bout the haves and the have nots
'bout the children we forgot
what happens after that last shot
I am just a traveling musician
I get to move along
But these folks will be here when I'm gone
It's easy to rest on good fortune
Many people do
But I'm praying for guidance
Is there something I can do?
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