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The Ballad Of 724 Broadway

from Pre​-​Roll by Jeff Bousquet

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It's Friday night, the city's calling again
By now, our weeks are just a means to an end
And I know everyone is hiding their thoughts
And it's time to sing this song again...

I'm getting older, but still feeling the same
By now, we're all just sick of playing the game
I'm stuck, despite my motivations to change
And it's time to do this dance again
And I'm drinking another night away...

You were the first stepping stone
You were the first place we could go
We had no concept of time in your blurred, misguided arms
But we got older every night that we spent sleeping on your floors
We lost ourselves in the lights and the sounds of this city.

I'm feeling like I don't know anyone here
That's okay, I'll just have another beer
Familiar faces, but they don't feel the same
And I'm just a stranger in the crowd

I'm sick of buzzing through a room full of lies
It's just another fucking party of fake hugs and hi-fives
And I lost track of what I came here to find
But it's cool, you know it's all the same to me
You know, we never gave a damn, did we?

You were the first stepping stone
You were the first place we could go
We had no concept of time in your blurred, misguided arms
But we got older every night that we spent sleeping on your floors
We lost ourselves in the lights and the sounds of this city

This roof is quiet, but this city's alive.
The lights are hazy now, there's laughter inside
And something keeps me coming back to this place
"Cause I'm on my way somewhere
You know, we're all on our way somewhere...

You were the first stepping stone
You were the first place we could go
We had no concept of time in your well-intentioned arms
But we got wiser every night, sleeping on your hardwood floors
And we never knew how much we needed your weekend therapy
That fucked-up therapy...

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from Pre​-​Roll, released July 3, 2020

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Jeff Bousquet Boston, Massachusetts

Alternative/Acoustic Folk-Punk from Boston, MA

Influences:
Dan Andriano, Sam Russo, Dave Hause, Chuck Ragan, Mike Doughty, Brian Fallon, Northcote, Kevin Devine, Mischief Brew, The Homeless Gospel Choir

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