Jaywalking in Hell

from The Art of the Hang by MGY

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Jaywalking in Hell

old rip van winkle never had it better
than looking in to your blue eyes
i'll take the plunge i'll get it down
and leave when the money runs out

old rip woke up and said clearly to me
he don't care he's a man my dear
i hear them now those old friends of mine
but they don't hear me any more

all those dreams and plans you had
how you were good to go
it doesn't matter any more
'cos you were too damn slow

all those mates you had and loved
they don't know where you are
you hear them all above you now
their feet close in to cars

chorus
you can be a star
in the cemetery, baby
and all those ghosts
that buried me
are walking
jaywalking, jaywalking in hell

it's not like you'll remember much
about the day you came
it's more like you'll know each detail
the flowers, then the pain

you sold your soul to the man you know
got bought in to the master plan
he wore you down for a piece of the crown
and you never had a chance

watch it now don't get too near
don't slide on that slippery grey slope
it's all downhill, you'll lose your will
and they won't care about you no more

chorus
you can be a star
in the cemetery baby
and all those ghosts
that buried me
are walking
jaywalking, jaywalking in hell

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from The Art of the Hang, released December 24, 2013

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