Sitting on a side street, as glancing eyes turn away.
Searching for answers in a song, and the cats that run away.
Hey Mr. Businessman, won't you go on home to you deluxe accomodations.
Cause tonight the sky's my ceiling and I think I see some light behind the moon.

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Yeah, things get tough on Bourbon Street
And the days they go by slow
I'll find peace within myself
Cause oh I know it lies between my heart and soul.

The tower has the clock, but the hour is mine so I think I'll make the best of it.
The rest I must have forgotten, but the feeling is there so I guess I cared just a little bit.
The dog days have begun, and I guess what's why the cats they run to the country.
So I'll just sing my song and thank the Lord for what he's given me.

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Bridge

All the years have taught me that to learn is not so easy.
It's the pain that we endure through tribulations.
The night is just a window of a day that holds tomorrow.
But now it's just a haze.

Sitting on a side street, as glancing eyes turn away.
Searching for answers in a song and the cats that run away.

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