City Of Black Fridays

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{Verse 1}
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I hear the sound of angry fans
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I’m walkin’ by, they’re crushing cans
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And throwing them at their sets again
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You know I’ve heard this thing before
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Every year, at least times four
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It’s a city built on stubs and scars
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We swear, “No not next year”
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But led back to the wooder, here we are
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You know we feed them ‘til they’re packed
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Tickertape is way too much to ask

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[Pre-Chorus]

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Here in the streets and the dives, you can feel it
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While back in the stands, swing and miss, you can hear it
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These seasons are new, zero love, but we fear it

[Verse 2]

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Barb from South Philly calls again
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She was just a kid in ‘64
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But remembers her dad cursing at the same old radio
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Now they fold like it’s the only thing they know

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[Pre-Chorus]

             D                G                 C
Here in the streets and the dives, you can feel it
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While back in the stands, swing and miss, you can hear it
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These seasons are new, zero love, but we fear it

[Chorus]

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I hear the ghosts of Billy Penn
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They’re wailing, “Oh no not again,”
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And talkin’ bout the disappointment that’s on deck
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But don’t sleep ‘til it’s over
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But don’t sleep ‘til it’s over
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But don’t sleep ‘til it’s over

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 3]

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These arenas are like scenes of a crime
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Soft goals and turnovers
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20,000 grunts turn into sighs
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And the national condemns…to hell with them

You know I’d throw snow again

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[Pre-chorus]

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Here on the jobs, in the halls, you can feel it
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While back in the stands, 6-4-3, you can hear it
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These seasons are new, zero love, and we fear it

[Chorus]

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I hear the ghosts of Billy Penn
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They’re wailing, “Oh no not again,”
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And talkin’ bout the disappointment that’s on deck
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But don’t sleep ‘til it’s over
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Cause it brings us together
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I hear the ghosts of Billy Penn
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I see your goats and your Bartmans

But don’t worry bout it
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The piper’s passing out the checks
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From the Bull back to the wall
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To the top of city hall
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We are beaten, full of crow
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But I know I’d never call another home “home.”