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Mercy Street Reflections (Shad)

Rees Shad

There’s a man in a window down on Mercy street

And you swear he never blinks his eyes

And the liquor store owner never remembers you

Though you drop in for your fifth most every night

 

Though the storms of July, wash these windows of their grime

It only makes the crap inside much less appealing

And you wake up every morning with the hope that she might call

But you know you’ll never hear from her again

 

There’s a cop in the diner, his ass always on that stool

Though he eyes you as he’s talking with old Rose

Its your second cup of coffee, same as everyday before

Which it could be cause your wearing the same clothes

 

And a Mondays only Monday cause the kids are back in school

And you finally get a little peace and quite

But you wander up and down this street til its time to go back home

To the television channel with the news

 

There’s a man in a window down on Mercy street

And you swear he never blinks his eyes

It allows you to look deeper when you catch him on the glass

As you pass him in the failing of the light

 

Though the storms of July, wash these windows of their grime

It only makes the crap reflected more revealing

And you pass out every evening with a hope that she will call

But you know you’ll never hear from her again


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