| Walker Avenue Gang | |
| "Old Jack Brown" | |
| Old Jack Brown lived a long, long time Savin his nickels, savin his dimes One day Jack died with hardly a trace So the boys from the station went through Jacks place They found rubies and gold, diamonds and pearls Letters unsent to his three little girls Grand travel plans, maps of the world Remnants of a life come unfurled CHORUS: Rubies and diamonds are not the ties that bind Grand travel plans dont leave much behind Little girls soon move away, you see And Old Jack Brown could be you or me The preacher stood tall tryin to pray Frankly, he didnt have too much to say Rain came down on the few who were there Just a couple of folks who bothered to care CHORUS Late in the Winter, snow falling down Jacks soul it rose from the cold, cold ground A little girl grown up thought she felt a kiss Too little, too late, but better than nothing I guess (she said) CHORUS: Rubies and diamonds were not the ties that bind Grand travel plans dont leave much behind Little girls soon move away, you see And Old Jack Browns just a fading memory TAG: Ashes to ashes, a life wasted away Will we wake up or be like Jack one day? |
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