Gentrification Station

from Quarantine by Oscar Shorts

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born in the midwest
where i was born and raised
then gentrification, they promised me that i could stay
i’m boarding that train and I wont be back again, to that gentrification station

they gave me more money
thought that i would get ahead
but they raised up the prices
on things like gasoline and bread
i’m boarding that train and I wont be back again, to that gentrification station

born in the midwest
thats where i hang my hat
where the homeless are hungry
and the wealthy are fat
i’m boarding that train and I wont be back again, to that gentrification station

i got me an apartment
and i was needing every cent
i got me an apartment
but then they raised my rent
i’m boarding that train and I wont be back again, to that gentrification station

i feel just like a cowboy
as i look out to the west
waiting for the sunrise
the cold bites a little less
i’m boarding that train and I wont be back again, to that gentrification station

born in the midwest
where i was born and raised
then gentrification, they promised me that i could stay
i’m boarding that train and I wont be back again, to that gentrification station

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from Quarantine, released March 20, 2020

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Oscar Shorts Colorado Springs, Colorado

Oscar Shorts is the Folk Project of Colorado born Singer/Songwriter Daniel James Eton. Stripped down, hard lipped folk storytelling with a surreal moment here and there.

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