BACK STREET
ON THE BACKSTREET
THE TRAFFIC MOVES IN ONE DIRECTION
ON THE BACKSTREET
THERE’S NO ANSWER TO THE QUESTION
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EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET ON DOWN
ON THE BACKSTREET
SO EVERYBODY CRAWLS TO GET AROUND
NO ONE CAN HEAR WHAT YOUR SAYING
EVERYONE’S TOO BUSY PRAYING”
ON THE BACKSTREET
ON THE BACKSTREET
FIRST IS FIRST AND LAST IS LAST
ON THE BACKSTREET
THINGS DON’T COME TO THOSE WHO ASK
ON THE BACKSTREET NOBODY WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
ON THE BACKSTREET
THE ONLY TIME IS NOW OR NEVER
EVERYBODY’S SINGING THE SAME OLD SONG
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Thaddeus Hogarth