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Midnight On Main Street

from Into The Heartbeat by Jim Ballard

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Midnight On Main Street

On the rainsoaked ransacked hard packed street
Where the steamin stone sidewalk pounds hard against your feet The words of love lie forever in concrete
A thousand different sounds all make one drivin beat
In the oil can blackness in the neon glare The buses crawl by leavin diesel in the air The ladies on the corner make you stop and stare Its alright its alright its alright there
Its
Midnight on main street
Gotta sing it right gotta play it sweet Midnight on main street Midnight
The king’s cruisin losin everything on four wheels The joker is a smoker the queen isn’t real The jack and his smack says he’s ready to deal While the sidewalk saviour gonna help you to heal
Whisky Dick the fat man is glad to take your bet You can get rich quick but you ain’t rich yet
A handful of wishes boy is all that you get When you’re clean outta jack he won’t let you forget ‘Cause its
Midnight on main street
Gotta sing it right gotta play it sweet Midnight on main street Midnight
The vacant lot ladies in the back room bars Cling to the tails of the sidewalk stars Saxophone sounds on the car radio
And the dragsters wait for the green light go They explode in the night like a magnum forty five Gotta move fast if you wanna survive
Sally’s in the alley and she’s dressed for killin
Lookin for young Johnny who’s ready and willin
He’s leavin in the mornin goin back to oil drillin
But tonight he’s breakin all the hearts just like a movie villain
The chubby kid walks with a pistol on his hip He knows where its at but he don’t let it slip Gettin lost in crowded streets on the concrete strip Til the dawn breaks water like the prow of a ship
Midnight on main street
Gotta sing it right gotta play it sweet Midnight on main street Midnight

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from Into The Heartbeat, released May 19, 2020

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Jim Ballard Akron, Ohio

Jim Ballard
A native of NE Ohio, Jim Ballard has been, for many years a part of the recording/performing community. After touring and performing all over the country with artists from 10,000 Maniacs to Gordon Lightfoot,The Mekons to Pete Seeger, he moved into his studio, Skylyne. There, he has recorded and worked with artists from Michael Stanley to Don Dixon and Alex Bevan. ... more

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