Deserted streets
The ‘Stars & Stripes’ is far
This quarter’s not part of the town
Urban sump
Drug & beaches on the streets
Here the masters are the gangs
In one fell swoop
Several lorries arrive
And the girls get out of their holes
For a few bucks
So they can buy a dose
They hope they are still nice enough
They just look like refugees
But at the Town Hall
They let the drudgeries... down!
All with specious backgrounds
Easier to deal with a gang
Than with a bank
Deserted streets
The ‘Stars & Stripes’ is near
The ugly ramshackled houses
Urban sump
Better to ignore
The outcasts of the society
They just look like refugees
But at the Town Hall
They let the drudgeries... down!
All with specious backgrounds
Easier to deal with a gang
Than with a bank
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credits
from Something Has Changed,
released September 1, 1998
Words & Music : Matthieu Lemetais
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François Lefèvre : vocals
Matthieu Maurel : drums, bass and guitars
Brieuc Maurel : guitars
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