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The Boss Of Downtown

from DOUBLE N by Stevenn Beck

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THE BOSS OF DOWNTOWN

(c) by stevenn beck

every city block has a rap like that
in downtown
stainless streaks of premature release
in downtown
you're dancing in the street with the total obsession
of a pimp to his partner or a shrink to his session
we heard it from the source you've just been named the boss
of downtown

all the money in the world can't keep the flags unfurled
in downtown
with a little on the side you can't resist the high
of downtown
you've stretched the law's borders across seven generations
with some high-tech silver your own manipulation
we heard it from the source you've just been named the boss
of downtown

just modern machines taking bitter heat right to the streets
seemed like a beautiful sight when the lights tripped into the breeze
beautiful people creating their own little universe
infesting the rats in the sewers with their own curse

in the summer there's no longer room to run
in downtown
the upscale palefaces pounding the nails
in downtown
where surviving the fittest is the grim situation
unwashing the masses latest depreciation
we heard it from the source
you've just been named the boss
of downtown

there's a south street freeze rocking the rabble in the road
no place to hide as they all moved where they're told
hot blooded boys drowning quickly in white quicksand
carpetbaggers all waving their magic bands

every city block has a rap like that
in downtown
stainless streaks of premature release
in downtown
you're dancing in the street with the total obsession
of a pimp to his partner or a shrink to his session
we heard it from the source you've just been named the boss
of downtown

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from DOUBLE N, released March 1, 2013

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Stevenn Beck New York, New York

Stevenn lives in NYC and has been writing music for more than 30 years. He has performed at "Open Mike" concerts in Maryland, in Washington Square Park as well Manhattan/West Village. Stevenn is also an actor/writer, with credits in several small movies as well as in local theatre. His original retro folk-rock music can be previewed
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