Malcolm Holcombe Short Street Blues
[Verse 1]
Gonna tell ya a tale 'bout livin' in a hell of a neighborhood next to town
Folks 'round here drink a lot of cheap wine and stay crazy most-a the time
People hangin' out on the corner wastin' my time an' bummin' my quarters
We ain't gotta lot o' money it's true, buyin' cigarettes a nickel for two
[Chorus]
Me an' my baby, we both agree
I say, livin' on short street, ain't our cup o' tea
(No!)
Honey make some coffee, pack up the boxes
Pick da pennies up off-a the floor
We ain't livin' on short street anymore
[Verse 2]
You gotta keep things down after midnight and no tappin' yo foot on the floor
No mo' singin' them country songs o' the broomstick'll bounce below
Rats moved in and we losin' out, the neighbors don't care if we scream an' shout
(Scream)
Talkin' 'bout the rent is due, the hell with the short street blues
[Chorus]
Me an' my baby, we both agree
I say, livin' on short street, ain't our cup o' tea
(No!)
Honey make some coffee, pack up the boxes
Pick da pennies up off-a the floor
We ain't livin' on short street anymore
(No!)
(Not all)
[Verse 3]
The bathroom's out on the back porch, the front door's just a rickety gate
Yard's full o' them groundhog holes, an' the neighborhood jus' ain't safe
But ev'rybody's gotta do what they gotta do, ev'rybody gonna say what they gonna say
I say, honey, the rent is due, the hell with the short street blues
[Chorus]
Me an' my baby, we both agree
Say, livin' on short street, ain't our cup o' tea
(No)
Honey, make some coffee, pack up the boxes
Pick da pennies up off-a the floor
We ain't livin' on short street anymore
[Chorus]
Me an' my baby, we both agree
Still livin' on short street, ain't our cup o' tea (no, no)
Honey make some coffee, pack up the boxes
Pick da pennies up off-a the floor
We ain't livin' on short street
Ain't livin' on short street
I'd rather live on the street (Now)
We ain't livin' on short street anymore
(Ha!)