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Greenpoint, Brooklyn

from Lovely Places by Bill White

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as long as youve got another butt in the pack
rolled up in in the sleeve of your t shirt
then youve got a friend in greenpoint
as long as youve got cold beers in the icebox
youve got a party going on
but when youve got nothing for your dirtbag neighbors
then youve got no friends in greenpoint
and if youre stuck in the ghetto of greenpoint
with no money for the subway fare
then youre stuck by yourself in greenpoint

you might die in the park on a hot friday night
and you might lie there dead until sunday
unless youve got a friend who discovers you there
and calls the police to remove you from there
and maybe even a doctor will make a quick check
and a good guess as to what caused you to die
on that hot friday night in greenpoint

but if youve got the cash to pick up the beer tab
then you might get a a girlfriend in greenpoint
if you dont mind that shes a stripper
who accepts flowers from men
you might even have a wedding in greenpoint
but me i have chosen to go without friends
they are too costly and most of them are finks
and they will follow you for pizza on two for one day
leaving you only one pizza to eat
and they show up at your house in the morning for coffee
and dont leave til they have smoked your last cigarette
and if you are lucky and have a job
they will wait til youve left in the morning
then come over and take what they want whlle your gone
yeah, life is a con in greenpoint

if your taking the train from manhattan
this is where all the white folks get off

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from Lovely Places, released September 21, 2020
written and performed by bill white

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