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The Boston Straggler

from Listen​.​Naked by Naked To The World

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The Boston Straggler
(c)Kevin Fisher

I was born in Concord, Mass, a mile from Walden Pond
With no silver spoon, no fine cut glass, no sacred magic wand
My father was a drunkard, my mom a drunkard’s wife
I left home at fifteen, much too young to start a life

I took a bus to Boston, I know it’s not that far
But all I had was fifty cents, my clothes and this guitar
But I found my way to Harvard Square and I opened up my case
And sang like I was Elvis and like I owned the place

A cop threw in a five spot, said get something to eat
We don’t need no stragglers begging on the street, guess

I’m the Boston Straggler, brother can you spare a dime
I’m the Boston Straggler, but I’m only killing time

By my eighteenth birthday I knew my way around
I could dine behind the finest restaurants anywhere in town
Summers I would sit out by the Charles to see it flow
Laugh beneath the sunlight and watch them yuppies row
Now I could hate my life, hate the destiny I’ve got
I could even get a job but I think I’d rather not, cause

CHORUS

All the kids from Harvard and all their teacher, too
And the hippies down on Mass Ave, and the ones from Boston U
They would gather by the checkerboards to hear me sing my songs
And fill my case with money and sometimes sing along

They’d sing, “I was born in Concord, Mass., a mile from Walden Pond
With no silver spoon, no fine cut glass, no sacred magic wand
There were songs of fallen soldiers, songs about my life
A song about a preacher man and three about his beautiful wife, who I liked

And when the nights were over I’d wish them luck in school
And say don’t forget the difference between Falstaff and the Fool, and the
CHORUS

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from Listen​.​Naked, released December 1, 2006

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Naked To The World Los Angeles, California

We tried to break up. But there must be some quantum time-shift or random wormhole that forces us to slide back into perpetual existence. We started in 1993, garnered some accolades, released 5 CDs, toured the U.S., had our songs cut by major artists, and garnered a bit of commercial airplay ourselves. We are grateful for everyone who has ever come to one of our shows and enjoyed our music. ... more

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