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Completely fictional little cliche snapshots of possible goings on in the city.

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Coloured splashes on the window
from the diner's weather soaked sign
Hank is finishing up a crossword
with a sigh he checks the time
pats his pocket for his flick knife
and grins a 50s smile
drops his change in the saucer
won't be back here for a while
he thinks
won't be back here for a while

somewhere across the city
Jones is clearing out his desk
all evidence must be destroyed
he just can't take the risk
the delete procedure on the screen
is up to 75 percent
he can hear the agents on the stairs
they need to believe he's innocent
he hopes
they believe he's innocent

I heard the street musician
wearing science fiction fancy dress
sing these city stories
and from every window on the block
like a fairy tale's damsel in distress
they are shouting city stories
each block is many stories high
there's more to this street than meets the eye

Betsy is waiting on the platform
the station clock reads a quarter to nine
she got the money from the locker as instructed
fingers crossed everything is going to be fine
she's followed the instructions to the letter
and been careful not to make a mistake
she wasn't followed and she never called the police
so how come he's 15 minutes late
she's worried
he's running 15 minutes late

I heard the preacher in the park
putting his horse before cart during chess
his sermon's a city story
and from every window on the block
like a fairy tale's damsel in distress
they are shouting city stories
each block is many stories high
there's more to this street than meets the eye

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from Songs from Apt​.​1E, released July 1, 2010
Guitar, Organ, Banjo and Vocals - Jon Cross

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The main thing I love to do is write songs. I pick up various instruments from ukulele to piano, accordion to percussion and electric guitar to harmonica and bang them about to try and get close to the noises I hear in my head but the writing comes first. ... more

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