[Lyric] In My Street (Joustene Lorenz)

1
The Sudanese boys are dancing in the street
They’re laying off more workers in the factory
Bonnie Wilkins brings her washing in
The scarlet sky is thundering
The football team has gone on strike
They’re boarding up the shops at night

In my street
In my street

2
The sleepers in the parking lot, their drums on fire
Junie Taylor’s baby’s losing weight, the nurse thinks she’s a liar
They’re tearing down the Tudor pub
They want to throw the old folks out
Someone somewherе has got a plan
To wipe away our Sacred Land

In my street
In my street
3
The firе station’s burning down but no-one cares
René Shah has bought a gun online, her husband’s run away
And all this time you’re losing sleep
You say it’s just the bracket creep
And what’s that now you’re trying to say?
‘Who’s Junie Taylor’s baby, anyway?’

In my street
In my street
In my street—

REFRAIN
In the street we’ll see our lives estranged
In the ruins of another day
In the street
Where we were all flung down

4
They’re laying down more cables in the City of Words
The tings we once believed were true returning to the earth
Junie brings her baby to her breast
The stars collide, we look in dread
We know one day we’ll all be dead
And so what difference does it make?
In my street
In my street
In my street—
REFRAIN
In my street only the ghosts remain
Watch them rise and disappear again
In my street
Where we are all flung down