Coins and Cans

from In The Magic Light by Jeremy Aaron

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lyrics

I don’t see much in crowded streets
But dancers practicing their routines
It seems like crosswalks are a stage
And the cardboard homes their scenery

Honking cars ringing phones
Rattling coins barking dogs
The orchestra of caffeine and rum
The light goes green and the dancers walk

Well when you lose your cherished home
And your pretty baby is on her own
And you listen to her cry and beg
But you can’t give her nothing but garbage cans

Why don’t you remember the days you walked
Your earphones in and your iphone on
You never even looked or glanced
To see them shaking coins and cans

Coins and coins and cans
I don’t understand

The sets made of rags the trees are black
The show is funded by the garbage trucks
And the dancers they do what they must
The spotlight’s always on lady luck

It’s just a song stuck in my head
The dancers rattling coins on their leg
Eating fast food, nothing, whatever you can
And sleeping on the concrete bed

Well when you lose your cherished home
And your pretty baby is on her own
You listen to her cry and beg
But you can’t give her nothing but garbage cans, garbage cans

Why don’t you remember the days you walked
Your earphones in and your iphone on
You never even looked or glanced
To see the shaking coins and cans

Coins and coins and cans
I don’t understand

Coins and cans coins and cans
I’d rather be a mighty prince but
I’ve a cardboard castle made with crayons
Cause all I have are coins and cans

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from In The Magic Light, released June 1, 2017

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Jeremy Aaron is a musician and songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY

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