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L​.​A. 9th & Grand

from The Long Draw by Terry Lee Hale

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lyrics

L.A. 9th & Grand

White noise Sharpie, Garnet-Pinkie Dan
Lined up there with Eddie and his backup Sam
Don’t forget to bring the bank now Lynnie
Be sure to tell Ann
We’ll be set up down here by the parking garage
At 9th and Grand
Oh say can you see?

I’m the pennywhistle tight-lip, with an apple crumble heart
Two fisted tight-hipped, they gave me the name Little Fart
Me and my friends living light out here,
Just in from the Promised Land
Mostly just trying to get along
Doing the best we can
Oh say can you see?

I’m in charge of the gator bag out here and mostly we’re doing fine
My cute little pinochle dumpling got the watch
But I’ve got the time
So if I say leave the light on Eddie
We got to shake loose from this stand
The profits I know are steady but
The thumper is The Man

Chorus:
If you don’t run, you get nothing
Come back later find something
You want to fight? They ain’t funning
Wonder why? Lessons coming
Old don’t matter be the first to know
Fresh air in your face getting on down the road
LA 9th & Grand
You’ve got to pull the plug and go!

We tend to stay in our lanes out here
Learned what happens when you don’t
Of course you never really can be too damned sure
Good fortune always follows what you won’t
Tweezing life from these skinny little bones
For 2 nickels to rub together
They sure ask you take a whole lot of shit
Just to stand out in sunny weather
Oh say….

Money’s a magnate we all understand
Poverty and pride are brothers
Down here you can walk with anyone
Later try and kill each other
And maybe these streets are waiting to be plowed
And the mare works better with a shuffle
But the paperboy says “not much allowed and “if
The Man comes by its trouble”
Oh that’s the story

Tuning: D A D G B D capo 2

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from The Long Draw, released October 14, 2013
TLH - 6 & 12 string guitars, Dobro, harmonica
Frantxoa Erreçarret - drums
Nicholas Chelly - bass
Glenn Slater - keys

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Terry Lee Hale Marseille, France

Currently a resident in Marseille, Hale has been releasing albums for more than three decades. Hale’s work is stubborn and transcendent of genres and deeply evocative in a way that only a true original can be.

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