| The sidewalk spiel, it’s no big deal
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| The traffic lights are blinking just the same
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| The church bell tolls for hearts and souls
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| And every moth is flapping towards a flame
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| Don’t look down, Pollyanna
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| Don’t look down at all
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| Shreveport, Louisiana
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| Is just as high as Niagara Falls
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| You feel as if you’re over a barrel
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| You think you might be close to the edge
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| You’re hoping there’ll be somebody there who
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| Will get you back intact off the ledge
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| Your west side home, they foreclosed on
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| Is someone else’s dream come true today.
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| At near half price, it must feel nice
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| To wake up with a mortgage one can pay
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| Don’t look down Pollyanna
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| Don’t look down at all
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| Shreveport, Louisiana
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| Is just as high as Niagara Falls
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| You feel as if you’re over a barrel
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| You think you might go straight down the drain
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| You’re hoping there’ll be somebody there who
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| Will zap you back to Hackberry Lane
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| «The World And How To Work It»
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| Is a book you should’ve read
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| There should’ve been a copy
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| On the night stand by your bed
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| «Life And How To Live It»
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| Is another good choice as well
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| The new large print edition and a fairly clean hotel
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| A sweet soul blast from days gone past
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| Is bouncing off the Greyhound station wall
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| A safe past tense that makes good sense
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| And now is somewhat painful to recall
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| Don’t look down, Pollyanna
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| Don’t look down at all
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| Shreveport, Louisiana
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| Is just as high as Niagara Falls
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| You feel as if you’re over a barrel
|
| You think you might be close to the end
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| You’re hoping there’ll be somebody there who
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| Will get you back on track once again |