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Quiet Street

from Take a Look by Doug Osborne

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"He was such a quiet man. He kept to himself, and never caused any trouble..."

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quiet street - words and music by Douglas W. Osborne

i live on a quiet street
and the homes are built from microwaves and vinyl
families are short and sweet, and divorce is the only thing that’s final
my wife’s macrame holds a plant by the door
dishes pile high by the day in the sink
her night creams and avon in a box on the floor
a collection of things her mother told her to think

truth and feelings often hurt
especially if they’re lying in the dirt

Quiet Street

my daughter’s boyfriend gave her a call
i said she wasn’t here, she hadn’t gone too far
she was thinking of a job at that place in the mall
she couldn’t get there without borrowing the car
my son’s been gone from us for over a year
i told him boys didn’t do those things in this town
the garage had been spray painted with the word queer
i felt my life over, I felt I would drown

truth…

Quiet Street

i sit by the steps in the back
downing a beer while the sirens get close
the neighbors paid me attention just once in my life
when i was taking care of what bothered me the most
janie’s underneath the roses on the left in the back
susie’s by the swings where she played as a child
i’m sitting with my empty here by the porch
the spirit of little kenny, the night i got wild

truth…

Quiet Street

c p 2014 Douglas W. Osborne redandslow

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from Take a Look, track released April 3, 2015

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