Concrete Times-Down By Law

[ti:Concrete Times] [ar:Down By Law] [al:Last Of The Sharpshooters] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Concrete Times - Down By Law [00:07.10]I remember a time when there was nothing but trees and green grass [00:11.86] [00:12.81]Now I look around in concrete times and stay behind the glass [00:18.95]Crowds of people but I'm all alone staring at the bill for the telephone [00:26.41] [00:29.51]Sometimes I miss those days when the world was green and growing [00:35.71]But there's too many people now too mean and too knowing [00:41.32]They say you've got to be hard in a hard world [00:44.66] [00:46.29]Say goodbye to suburban boys 'cause urban joy is hard to find [00:51.42] [00:53.55]What you gonna do It's all around you [00:56.18]Sounds of the street start to surround you [00:58.23]What you gonna do in concrete times [01:01.34] [01:06.33]Now I know these memories are just my naivety [01:10.03] [01:11.92]And I know that boyhood's gone and this is where you stay [01:16.68] [01:17.59]But so much has changed that I can see [01:20.44] [01:22.74]Now I hear sirens and turn up the TV [01:27.06] [01:28.62]I remember knowing every house and every name on our street [01:33.29] [01:34.49]Now I don't even know our next door neighbors [01:38.21]Just the sound of their feet [01:40.47]'Cause your eyes are more open the older you get [01:43.43] [01:45.26]But the wide eyes of childhood are gone forever you see more and less [01:50.44] [01:52.36]What you gonna do It's all around you [01:55.02]Sounds of the street start to surround you [01:57.34]What you gonna do in concrete times [02:00.14] [02:15.66]And school plays have been replaced [02:18.11]And too many friends have joined the race [02:20.47]The newspaper brings sad news through my door [02:23.90] [02:24.52]Acceptance and gritted teeth when you walk outside at night [02:28.18] [02:28.83]Guns and knives replaced the schoolyard fight [02:32.16] [02:55.25]Crowds of people but I'm all alone in concrete times [03:03.52]This is my home [03:05.46] [03:06.20]And the street lights blinking on and on keep me up for hours [03:11.30]Along with my thoughts in a pretty concrete tower [03:16.49] [03:18.38]What you gonna do It's all around you [03:21.06]Sounds of the street start to surround you [03:23.58]What you gonna do in concrete times [03:26.62] [03:30.54]What you gonna do It's all around you [03:33.23]Sounds of the street start to surround you [03:35.45]What you gonna do in concrete times