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Highway 61 Unvisited I wish I'd been born on Highway 61 Then I could've been someone But all I got was the A21 And a funny little chip upon my shoulder Every day I would stand by the station Waiting for some inspiration But much to my consternation The muses never once got off the train And nothing stirred in the air, on the breeze As I sat on the bench with my head on my knees And I knew that I would have to leave Yeah I knew that I would have to leave that place I couldn't get to New York City Or New Orleans more's the pity But I saw a girl who looked so pretty That I followed her down to Streatham on the bus I got myself a nine to five To keep me and that girl alive We shacked up in 10 storey dive And I threw my dreams and lyrics in the Thames Pretty soon that girl said she couldn't stand To be with a dreamless man So she bought a ticket with Pan Am And followed her heart and my best friend to the US of A After 6 months I was looking leaner And my landlord was getting meaner So I jumped into a passing Cortina And headed back down that road again Well I can't sing and I can't dance But if you give me half a chance You won't need a second glance To see that I'm singing from the bottom of my soul |
