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Dark Alley, Western Currency

from Christmas in Hanoi by Lewis the Light

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Oh you gotta keep your voice down
you are talking too loud
you can hear his car from a mile away
no one dares to show their faces
in these streets
Oh we are all in a state of suspense
I can see the light in your eyes
Oh it just gets darker now
it just gets darker now

In the alleyway
he shows his body
in the alleyway
it is a reason to come home late
in the alleyway
it is just a dream
I still see all their faces on the street

He was a nasty drinker
every night
It may be a disaster to go slow now
Oh the wind
you can feel it on your face
All the old people plug their ears
and hide under their blankets
Oh they know better
they know better

She dressed like a queen
sometimes you can see her
saying "well, well, well..."
sometimes you can see her
saying "well, well, well..."
Its all for western currency
Doing it all for western currency

Hey went straight to the club
ordered a drink
we got in a car together
we didn't stay long
we got in the car together
we both had different goals
but we ended in the same alley
we ended in the same alley

There was never a time
it wasn't like this
and you see her again
saying "well, well, well..."
oh you see her again
she says "well, well, well..."
doing it all for western currency
doing it all for western currency

There was never a time
it wasn't like this
Oh there was never a time
when it wasn't like this
Oh your money is running short
and you've got no place to go
Your money is running short
and you've got no place to go
Into the alley
and it gets dark

Into the alley
where no one shows their face
Into the alley
she says "well, well, well..."
We got in the car together
we got a long way to go
we got in the car together
we had a long way to go
Oh it would be a disaster to go slow now
All for western currency
All for western currency

Into the dark alley
and you show everything
Into the dark alley

Dark alley
western currency
Dark alley
western currency
Well, well, well...

Dark alley
western currency
well, well, well...

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from Christmas in Hanoi, released June 4, 2021

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"Satisfied with his care and the width of his belly, Lewis escaped and returned to San Francisco, where he was arrested after ripping open his clothing and asking passersbys to witness the divine light that burned in his breast."

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