Alphabet City

from Alpha Beta Polis by Nick Watt

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Well you're laughing and you're crying
And you're singin and you're beggin
All outta here and right beside me
There's a clash of bottles and a homeless man yellin
You couldn't be bothered even if it was a baby drownin

Dark, I know, but what is your soul
But an empty cheese wrapper and an old taco salad?
They say the city's great if you know where you're heading
Well I think it's a joke
Are you in on it with me?

They say the city's great if you know where you're heading
Well I think that's a joke, are you in on it with me
The wine at the cafe never stops flowing
I don't see the beauty
Just a whole lotta money

And my debt it all mounting in Alphabet City
Yes my debt is all mounting but my heart is still beating
And my heart is still beating in Alphabet City
Could someone pick me up in Alphabet City?

I wanna know where will you go
When there's nothing left to do.

And I don't know what to do cause this city it makes me
Worry bout things that have no meaning
Climb an empty ladder that leads nowhere
But I climb and I climb
Cause I still wanna get there

And my debt is all mounting like I said
My debt is all mounting but my heart is still beating
Yes my debt is all mounting in Alphabet City
Could someone pick me up in Alphabet City?

Went on a date last night it was a small disaster
She fumbled with her card so I paid for everything
The wine was good but the conversation lagged
I don't think that I will see her again

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from Alpha Beta Polis, released July 24, 2016

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Nick Watt

Nick Watt is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter based in Brooklyn. His lyric-driven songs tell stories of people from many walks of life. With musical stylings that draw on blues from his native St. Louis to the jazz of his current home of New York, he creates grooves that support the songs’ narratives.

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