sidewalk's built,
it's no big deal
The traffic lights are
blinkin' just the same
A church bell tolls for hearts and souls
And every mouth is flapping
towards the flame
Don't look down, Pollyanna
Don't look down at all
Shreveport, Louisiana
Is just as high as Niagara Falls
You feel as if you're over a barrel
Thinking you might be
close to the edge
You're hoping there'll be
somebody there who
Will get you back in tight off
the ledge
Your west side home,
that foreclosed home,
is someone else's dream come true today.
At near half price, it must feel nice,
to wake up with a mortgage
one can pay.
Don't look down, Pollyanna
Don't look down at all
Shreveport, Louisiana
Is just as high as Niagara Falls
You feel as if you're over a barrel
Think you might go straight down the drain
You're hoping there'll
be somebody there
who'll zap you back
to Hackberry Land
The World and How to Work
It is a book you should've read
There should have been a copy,
all the nights stand by your bed.
Life and how to live it
is another good choice as well.
The new large print edition
an d a fairly clean hotel.
A sweet soul blast from days gone past
Is bouncing off the Greyhound station floor
A safe past tense that makes good sense
And now is somewhat
painful to recall
Don't look down, Pollyanna,
don't look down at all
Shreveport, Louisiana,
is it just as high as Niagara Falls?
You feel as if you're over a barrel,
you think you might be close
to the end
You're hoping there'll be
somebody there
who'll get you back on track once
again
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