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MERCY STREET

from HOME TO JANIS JOPLIN by PapaFahr

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"and people everywhere I turn
are looking much to neat"

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What's going down in Mercy Street
you don't wanna hear
the evidence are in my head
and makes it hard to sleep
the beggars and the prostitutes
are nowhere to be seen
There things I couldn't speak of
down at Mercy Street

You once lived down in Mercy Street
we both where selling books
we were poor, but proud men
and payed the price it took
the bars where always open
and the cops would still say please
there ain't no much of that no more
down at Mercy Street

Remember sweet Johanna
she was hooking down at third
a Swedish girl, tough as nails
at least that's what I heard
A month ago they found her
in the river all cut up
I never would go asking
down in Mercy Street what's up

And Daniel and Lafayette
and John who drove a cab
they drank to much and fucked around
but nothing more than that
all three of them so very nice
they made us always laugh
they drove them out of Mercy Street
their no longer alive

And maybe time must change
and I'm too old for all this new
'cause all what I believed in
have just vanished in the blue
and people everywhere I turn
are looking much to neat
I guess that many more than me
miss old Mercy Street

They're coming now
it's time for us
We're taking up their space
They'll take us down to Disneyland
and shoot us in the face
Remember what I told you
and tell everyone you meet
bring in the angry crowd and
Take back Mercy Street !

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from HOME TO JANIS JOPLIN, released May 29, 2009
PapaFahr - word & music, producer, guitars, vocal & harmonica
Marcelius Ratama - Bass
Nils TOdal - Drums
Technician - Kristian Moan
Recorded in Spiren Studios, Norway, april 09

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PapaFahr Trondheim, Norway

He lives by a bootleg philosofy, where atmosphere and soul connection in studio and stage is more important than perfection and equilibrity. Playing on routing and making albums to perfection, where poetry smooth in with overrehearsed cords, is not only a vast of money, but also a vaste of mind. ... more

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