EASY STREET

(Written by Jeff Ridler)

YOU COULD HEAR THE BAND PLAYING

FROM THE PARKING LOT

BUT THE GAMES THEY PLAYED INSIDE THE WALLS

ARE SOMETHING YOU COULD NOT

‘CAUSE EVERY NIGHT’S SCENARIO

IS GUESS WORK AT THE BEST

LIKE THIRD WORLD FOREIGN POLICY

OR GAMBLERS LAYING BETS

NOW SOME ARE QUITE NAÏVE TO IT

SOME WORLDLY AS A BIRD

THEY FLY THEMSELVES FROM HERE TO THERE

SOME JUST DIE SLOW AT WORK

THERE’S THOSE SET ON SEARCHING

AND THOSE CONTENT TO DREAM

BUT ONE THING THEY ALL FIND

IT’S HARD TO FIND OLD EASY STREET

WHETHER RAISING KIDS OR DIGGING GOLD

OR FINDING LOVE OR TRUST

THE COMMON THREAD BETWEEN US IS

YOU GET THERE ORR YOU BUST

THIS HUMAN RACE WAS NAMED JUST RIGHT

NO MATTER HOW YOU RUN

IT MIGHT BE THE TOUGHEST OF ALL ROADS

TO FIND OLD EASY STREET

EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY

THERE ON MY DADDY’S KNEE

I DREAMED OF CLIMBING MOUNTAINS HIGH

OR SAILING OFF TO SEA

AND IT WOULD BE SO EASY

TO LIVE AND LOVE AND TRUST

BUT UNSEEN CORNERS MAKE IT HARD

TO FIND OLD EASY STREET

YES EVERY NIGHT’S SCENARIO

IS GUESS WORK AT THE BEST

LIKE THIRD WORLD FOREIGN POLICY

OR GAMBLERS LAYING BETS

Copyright 2007

Jeff Ridler (BMI)

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