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Busted up My Shoe

from Shelto Marx Sings Skoene Oke by Shelto Marx

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Busted up my shoe
On a bent tin scrap on Euclid Avenue
I kept going till I stopped
But now I can't get home
The street lights on, the bus won't run
Train tracks are long, a taxi's no fun
I'll just wiggle my toes

The sun's going down outside my door
And man, I'd planned to sleep the whole night through
But I could use a drink
Man, I need a minute, let me think
It's still early
It's still warm
What to do?

A hazy day in June
Everybody in this city sleeps till noon
Me, I'm up with the sun
Can barely close my eyes
The shutters closed, the streets swept up
Neon burns cold, the cars come unstuck
And the morning slips past

And come the afternoon
Well the day gets cancelled now the sun's shone through
And the mayor says, Drink up
As he throws up his hands
And from their beds they stagger out
No thoughts in their heads, their pockets turned out
Oh, but don't they eat well?

The sun's going down outside my door
And man, I'd planned to sleep the whole night through
But I could use a drink
Man, I need a minute, let me think
It's still early
It's still warm
What to do?

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from Shelto Marx Sings Skoene Oke, released December 3, 2021

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Shelto Marx Brooklyn, New York

Shelto Marx is the nom de plonk used by Marshall Yarbrough (Rube, Glass Bead Band, Power Hour). Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, with a formative stint in Athens, he now lives in New York City, where he plays curly-headed piano pop music. Eat your heart out, Randy Newman. ... more

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