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Song Information:

Kickin' it up a notch.
Story 'bout a guy doin' his Hard time wishing he were elsewhere.

A rough draft done in 2 hrs last night.
When I thought maybe I should write 4 new songs every other week to play at the local coffee shop, I thought it would be easy......... Not!
I started with 4 randomly invented titles and this song was one of the 4.
I did complete 4 songs but it was a beating. Writing 104 songs in 1 year. I don't think Id pull that off.

This song has two acoustic Guitars one Bass and Drums generated from an Oberhiem Drummer played through a SR16 drum machine.

Each track was done 1st take and thus the sloppy playing.
Hope you like it.

Song Lyrics:

Lights of the City

Oh it's so cold dank 'n windy
I'm sitting here by my window
I can't get used to it
though it's been, Lord it's been
Many years gone by
Been countin 'em on the walls of my mind
someday I might get out of here
But I don't know how or why.

Chorus:
I can see the lights of the city
I see them lights every night
their so pretty
Every night I can see
The lights of the city

I didn't mean to lord knows
I'm a victim of the system I suppose
I didn't mean to take a life
it just happened to me one night
and now here I am
breaking rocks
in the hot summer sun
'n I can see that glow in my mind
and I become somewhat undone

Chorus

when I get old n gray
and that time will come some day
I'll be at the gate
I'll be outside
and the light be shining my way.
Glorious arms will be waiting there
to greet me when I leave
all beneath them city lights for me

Chorus