East Side Boys-Martin Zellar

[ti:East Side Boys] [ar:Martin Zellar] [al:Born Under] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]East Side Boys - Martin Zellar [00:18.70]They grew up on the side of town [00:20.78]Where the Christmas lights hung all year 'round [00:22.88]And the sidewalks went un-shoveled [00:24.40] [00:25.16]And the dogs barked all night long [00:26.79] [00:27.52]They were skinny and they were mean [00:29.71]Had parents that were never seen [00:31.83]Their hair was always longer [00:34.03]Their shirts were always tight [00:35.40] [00:36.14]And we knew we'd never get to know 'em [00:38.55]And we knew we'd never try [00:39.81] [00:40.54]Those East Side Boys seemed further from us [00:42.92]Than any star that hung up in the sky [00:47.42] [00:56.15]Those East Side Boys never seemed to eat [00:58.36]They just smoked cigarettes across the street [01:00.48]Stared down at the sidewalks [01:02.06] [01:03.29]Came to classes late [01:04.21] [01:04.92]On conference days it was always the same [01:07.16]Those east side parents never came [01:09.45]Never read their stories [01:10.85] [01:11.46]Saw their artwork on the walls [01:13.09] [01:13.83]Once we'd hit the high school [01:15.50] [01:16.03]Around grade nine or ten [01:17.48] [01:18.37]One by one they'd disappear [01:20.55]And we'd never see those East Side boys again [01:25.76] [01:53.68]They grew up on the side of town [01:55.95]Where the Christmas lights hung all year 'round [01:58.06]And the sidewalks went un-shoveled [01:59.74] [02:00.30]And the dogs barked all night long [02:01.71] [02:02.33]On conference days it was always the same [02:04.72]They didn't go to prom or football games [02:06.98]Just wandered through the hallways [02:08.46] [02:09.10]Like inmates doin' time [02:10.57] [02:11.36]And we knew we'd never get to know 'em [02:13.59]And we knew we'd never try [02:14.95] [02:15.61]Those East Side Boys seemed further from us [02:17.92]Than any star that hung up in the sky [02:23.05] [02:31.00]East Side Boys [02:34.24] [02:35.50]East Side Boys [02:38.50] [02:39.88]East Side Boys [02:42.82] [02:44.30]East Side Boys [02:47.33] [02:48.67]East Side Boys [02:51.68] [02:53.18]East Side Boys [02:56.06] [02:57.55]East Side Boys