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Streetcorner Song (Live)

from Indeed! by Jon Gorey

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There's a smiling man singing loud as he can
On the corner of the street
His hands are cold and he's growing old
But he still taps his feet.
He's playing a song he's known so long
It brings him back in time.
He knows some of the words but he's not so sure
So he just makes it rhyme.
His eyes have seen the hardest times
His mother ran away and left him behind
Still he knows how to make you smile
If you just stop and listen for a while
He says, "I've seen it all before
Everybody always wanting more.
Some people wish their lives away
I'm happy where I am today."
A passer-by in a suit and tie
Comes and asks him why he sings
He says, "You got no home and you're all alone
You've barely got anything."
The man just laughs, says,
"What I have is a world of simplicity.
The sun is high and I feel alright
And God'll take care of me.
Don't see no reason for wasting time
Worrying my soul away for another dime
This world around us all can make you want to smile
If you just stop and live it for a while."
He says, "I've seen it all before
Everybody always wanting more.
Some people wish their lives away
I'm happy where I am today."

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from Indeed!, released June 25, 2004

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Jon Gorey Boston, Massachusetts

Singer/songwriter Jon Gorey has performed in bars, clubs, and cafes all over the world, from Seattle to Stockholm, including packed full-band shows in New York and his hometown of Boston. Some say his 2004 anthem ‘The Scarlet Letter,’ which was played on local radio and at Boston-area bars, helped the historically heartbreaking Red Sox win their first World Series title in 86 years. ... more

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