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The City Is King

from 'blongs' by Freddie Stevenson

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The City Is King


Leaning up against a lamppost feeling lonesome
I look out into the city night
Headlights making rainbows in the raindrops
And the occasional slice of jail brake moonlight
I was born on the border of England and Wales
Snips and snails and puppy dog tails
But I’ve learned something
The city is king

10 million people are living in this place
What are the chances you'll find her?
The city is a symphony baby, and I’m a lonely sonata
Yearning to escape all the hullabaloo
I was whispering the vespers in a public restroom
When it came to me
The city is king

And I’m trying to find my way back home
But the city is king

Leaning towards enlightenment after a couple double whiskeys
I was wandering the streets
Met a man dressed like a hippy from the sixties
He wore a sign saying ‘A dime for an epiphany’
I gave him the money and he took me aside
And I must confess that I wasn’t surprised
When he said to me
The city is king

And I’m trying to find my way back home
But the city is king

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from 'blongs', released November 28, 2010

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Freddie Stevenson Glasgow, UK

Albums 'Body on the Line', 'All My Strange Companions', '50 Songs', 'The City Is King', 'The Brightening/The Darkening'. A Dirty Urchin of NYC. Co-writing and touring with the Waterboys. Lives in Scotland.

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