And the overgrown pavement
Over the tracks
And through the hole in the fence
Past graffiti-bright buildings
And the junkyard alarm bell
And the screaming police cars
And it's all present tense
It's my beat
In my new town
Past the drunk woman reeling
With her bag of provisions
Down through the tunnel
With the stink-fuming bus
On to the bike path
Where it's something like freedom
And the wind in my earring whispers
Trust what you must
It's my beat
In my new town
Ancient and always
The wheel's ever whirling
Today I'm riding
Tomorrow I walk
Step through forever
Into this very moment
The heart is pumping
And the heart rocks
It's my beat
In my new town
Past the derelict mattress And the overgrown pavement Over the tracks And through the hole in the fence Past graffiti-bright buildings And the junkyard alarm bell And the screaming police cars And it's all present tense It's my beat In my new town Past the drunk woman reeling With her bag of provisions Down through the tunnel With the stink-fuming bus On to the bike path Where it's something like freedom And the wind in my earring whispers Trust what you must It's my beat In my new town Ancient and always The wheel's ever whirling Today I'm riding Tomorrow I walk Step through forever Into this very moment The heart is pumping And the heart rocks It's my beat In my new town Explain Request ×
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