Story Behind The Song
written as a folk song in 1970...recorded in 2015
| Song Length |
4:21 |
Genre |
Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
One Way Street
One-way street's a dirty place
A little kid with a mucky face
Climbing up a fence post
Kicking down the sidewalk
Playing in the gutter
With shoeless feet...on a one way street
Momma and poppa
Been living there forever
Can't get out
Of the hole they're in
You know big sister
She ran away crying
Before you know it, she's back again....walking a one way street
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know
Solo
See the junkie crawling
Crawling on his knees
Begging for a fix
Can you get me one please?
Don't you know he's lying?
He's dying every day
Cause the tracks on his arm say
The devil don't
The devil don't
The devil don't
The devil don't pay X 2
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know
Bridge
One-way street
Ain't going nowhere
It can take you down
Without a prayer
You can stay or you can go
It don't never mind
Cause it's got a million souls
Waiting in a line X 2
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know
Don't they know, don't they know better
Copyright © 2000
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