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No Peddlers and No Beggars

from The Arms That Won't Let Go by Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures

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The wind blew in the city
plastic bags take too the sky
the workmen tear down the autumn trees
the town's got bigger fish to fry
the motorcade went rolling past
all flags and flashing lights
and the evening sounds of sirens
that punctuate the night
but no one's looking on
the patriots are gone.

the sign reads no peddlers and no beggars
but plenty of strangers you can find
they're talking up a storm out there
as the waters rise behind
no one's building bridges
and no one's building raft's
I guess they think we'll hide out in the subway
till the worst of it has past
there's a flood heading this way
the water's deeper everyday.

ooooo oooooo
you can't turn back the tide
ooooo oooooo
they'll soon be nowhere left to hide

The mayor he held a meeting
with the banks and pharmacies
and his ladies were in waiting
the rest of us down on our knees
the barricades are bending
the cracks are in the floor
you've got these messages you're sending
but no one's beating down your door
the crowd are huddled in the distance
putting up the least resistance

ooooo ooooo
you've got to enjoy it while you can
ooooo ooooo
they'll soon be nowhere left to stand

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from The Arms That Won't Let Go, released August 3, 2013
Written, arranged, produced and performed by 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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