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Don't Go Down to Shantytown

from Battle Royal by John Lyle

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Don’t Go Down to Shanty Town

Sometimes they live in the city
Sometimes they live in the town
Sometimes they live where
There’s nothin’ to give but
To fall at the feet of the proud

Don’t go down to shanty town
Needles hide in the grass
Don’t go down to shanty town
Where nothing comes to pass

That one is somebody’s brother
That one is bare to the bone
That one’s so damned
By the blood of the lamb she will
Never be blessed with a home

Don’t go down to shanty town
Needles hide in the grass
Don’t go down to shanty town
Where nothing comes to pass

Don’t try to give them your money
Don’t try to tell them you care
They know your heart
Is afraid of the dark they can
Tell by the clothes that you wear

Don’t go down to shanty town
Needles hide in the grass
Don’t go down to shanty town
Where nothing comes to pass

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from Battle Royal, released November 19, 2016
John Lyle- vocals, guitars & bass. Written by John Lyle.

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The lyrics for most of the songs appearing in these albums are available in book form: "The Kindest Lies: the Lyrics of John Lyle", published by Leaky Boot Press (June 28, 2013).

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