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Well the West End now

The West End then

Went by the other day

Just to see my friend

His house was dark

His socks were thin

I told him let’s get out the West End

For my whole life

I’ve lived down in the West End

But it sure has changed here

Since I was a kid

It’s worse now

Look what progress did

Someone lined their pockets

I don’t know who that is

Well my old man slaved

Down here in the West End

He thought the future was bright

Way back then

But it beat him down

Till he had nothing to give

It broke his back

Took away his will to live

Now me

I don’t think much of the West End

Ain’t gonna end up

Like the old man did

'Cause I got dreams and they’re bigger than this

As far as I’m concerned

You can keep the West End

Well I guess down here

In the West End

Broken promises

Now and then

It’s not even fair

To think that they would

'Cause the West End now

Ain’t no damn good

Out there somewhere

You know there’s gotta be a place

Where a man can live

With a smile on his face

And every day something new begins

But it ain’t down here

At the West End

Some day down here

In the West End

No one will remember

How the whole place began

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