Jazz at the Bookstore

SEXSMITH

Leadbelly's in the background
Being drowned out by the grind
He's singing about "Rock Island Line"
Nobody seems to pay him any mind

Bestsellers and bookshelves
Full of self-help printed word
Some faint elegance is heard
Now was that Ellington or Bird?

And has it really come to this?
Can ignorance be bliss?
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop
Jazz at the bookstore
And blues in the coffee shop
Jazz at the bookstore
And blues in the coffee shop

There's a man standing at the crossroads
With a dark roast in his hand
Livin' in white yuppy hand
Over by the milk and sugar stand

And have I really come to this
Cup of caffeinated bliss?

So we browse around
All over town
Sipping coffees that we can't pronounce
And meanwhile in the blues cemetery
All the coffins commence to bounce

Leadbelly's in the cold ground
Rolling over in his grave
The hard road where so many slaved
Is now so smooth and Paved

And Has it really come to this?
Can Ignorance be bliss?
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop
Jazz at the bookstore
And blues in the coffee shop
Jazz at the bookstore
And blues in the coffee shop

Curiosidades sobre a música Jazz at the Bookstore de Ron Sexsmith

Quando a música “Jazz at the Bookstore” foi lançada por Ron Sexsmith?
A música Jazz at the Bookstore foi lançada em 2006, no álbum “Time Being”.
De quem é a composição da música “Jazz at the Bookstore” de Ron Sexsmith?
A música “Jazz at the Bookstore” de Ron Sexsmith foi composta por SEXSMITH.

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