Old Neighborhood

from No Return Address by Sidney Abernathy

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Some years ago when I flew the nest
I packed up my bindle and moved way out west
Found a ride from a trucker man he was headed out to the bay
And moved into a shack under the freeway
And there were rats in the alley and smog in the sky
Every afternoon I’d hear the elote man go by
And at night I’d hear those railroad cars and say
Someday they’re gonna carry me away

Pulled out a map today said I guess I should
See what’s become of my old neighborhood
And if that house is still around today
And if that trucker man's still on his way
And I wonder, have they replaced the taquerías and tienditas
With breweries and luxury casitas
And if those railroad cars are still rolling today
And carrying runaways

They say god works in mysterious ways
And may his will be done on earth
So all this destruction's for the greater good
They’re gonna bulldoze my old neighborhood
And I wonder how will the runaways fly
If they can’t hear the railway cars go by
But if that highway overpass is here to stay
Will it still carry me away

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from No Return Address, released March 1, 2021
Sidney Abernathy - vocals, acoustic guitar
Seth Woods - high-strung guitar, mandolin, ukulele, synth
Lazarus Nance Lecher - fiddle
Jocelyn Herzog - trumpet

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