《Old Downtown》歌词

[00:00:00] Old Downtown - Laura Cantrell

[00:00:15] I went for a walk in my old downtown

[00:00:20] To the top of the hill and I turned around

[00:00:26] Train yard's not what it used to be

[00:00:32] The station's still standing by the factories

[00:00:37] Wendell's serving up the meat and three

[00:00:42] The tower lights read L & C

[00:00:48] Stood by the stone for the president

[00:00:54] Saw the bullet holes where the armies met

[00:00:59] Walked for a while with the suffragettes

[00:01:05] You know mama's still growing those roses yet

[00:01:10] Heard the echo of Bryan in the old court case

[00:01:16] And I thought as I walked about love and hate

[00:01:28] Passed a soldier boy with a gun of bronze

[00:01:34] Made a film of his life said he had a cause

[00:01:39] Didn't want to kill didn't want to die

[00:01:45] Felt the lightening flash took it as a sign

[00:01:51] That God is love and Jesus saves

[00:01:55] And our soldier does participate

[00:02:01] Alvin came to New York with his fortune made

[00:02:07] And he walked for a mile in the ticker tape

[00:02:12] The mayor smiled while Alvin prayed

[00:02:18] "Sir I'd like to ride that subway train"

[00:02:24] Shimmers on film like a summer day

[00:02:29] Silver black and white watch it fade away

[00:03:09] I left this place at a tender age

[00:03:14] In the family book you know I turned the page

[00:03:20] Never could describe all the energy

[00:03:25] Wakes me up at night with the memory

[00:03:31] Mama don't you call me I'm good as gone

[00:03:36] You know your daughter loves you but she heard this song

[00:03:42] Church bells ringing in the old downtowns

[00:03:48] Ancient sadness tumbles down

[00:03:53] The heavy veil of tragedy

[00:03:58] Makes it hard to breathe hard to see

[00:04:03] You can trace these scars along the ground

[00:04:09] When you're out for a walk in your old downtown

[00:04:20] I went for a walk in my old downtown