Tar And Cement (2009 Digital Remaster)-Verdelle Smith

[ti:Tar And Cement (2009 Digital Remaster)] [ar:Verdelle Smith] [al:Rockin' With The Pirates: Big Hits, Classic Tracks & Lost Gems] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.28]Tar And Cement (2009 Digital Remaster) - Verdelle Smith [00:02.20]The town I came from was quiet and small [00:07.29] [00:08.19]We played in the meadows [00:09.71] [00:10.37]Where the grass grew so tall [00:13.35] [00:14.07]In summer the lilacs would grow everywhere [00:19.46] [00:20.04]The laughter of children would float in the air [00:24.77] [00:28.93]As I grew older I had to roam [00:32.33] [00:32.87]Far from my family far from my home [00:37.01]Into the city where lives can be spent [00:41.15]Lost in the shadows of tar and cement [00:45.22]And every night I'd sit alone and learn [00:51.03]What loneliness meant [00:56.72] [00:57.70]Up in my rented room above the world [01:03.71]Of tar and cement [01:09.24] [01:10.46]Each day I'd wake up and look at the sky [01:14.06] [01:14.67]Think of the meadows where I used to lie [01:18.63]Then I'd remember all of that's gone [01:22.72]You're in the city you better push on [01:26.40] [01:26.92]Get what you came for before it's too late [01:30.90]Get what you came for the meadows can wait [01:34.94]So every night I'd sit alone and learn [01:40.77]What loneliness meant [01:46.64] [01:47.41]Up in my rented room above the world [01:53.11]Of tar and cement [01:58.17] [01:59.79]Many years later tired at last [02:03.73]I headed for home to look for my past [02:07.62]I looked for the meadows there wasn't a trace [02:11.90]Six lanes of highway had taken their place [02:16.01]Where were the lilacs and all that they meant [02:20.05]Nothing but acres of tar and cement [02:24.07]Yet I can see it there so clearly now [02:30.35]Where has it gone [02:36.38]Yes I can see it there so clearly now [02:42.77] [02:43.64]Where has it gone [02:48.89] [02:49.48]Where are the meadows tar and cement [02:53.33]Where are the lilacs tar and cement [02:56.84] [02:57.43]And where is the tall grass tar and cement [03:00.75] [03:01.43]The laughter of children tar and cement [03:04.73] [03:05.52]Nothing but acres tar and cement [03:08.85] [03:09.48]Acres and acres tar and cement