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The Hitchhiker Blues #5 (Midnight Blues)

from Roger Manning (RM3) by Roger Manning

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cafe scum dis the smiling bum
he says, "don't get mad, go find some good people"
flavor of the month sit and pay to talk the night away
meanwhile we're over in the park waiting for midnight

tasteful prison, roots of discontent
in L.A., main is a one-way street
in ny, we're in the park
waiting for midnight

our country feels very small
our city feels very small
our loisaida feels very small....
about as big as emma's* old bench loaded with friends
who know what time it is
meanwhile, millions trade in life for "law and order"
and end their day at midnight

most everyone's either selling lies or buying them
or maybe you're dangerous because you've got your own head
NO SALE
if that's true, then we love you
we're in the park waiting for midnight


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* Emma Goldman

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from Roger Manning (RM3), released January 1, 1995

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Roger Manning New York, New York

The first Roger Manning album was released by California punk recording label SST (Black Flag, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.). I toured the US and occasionally bits of Europe for over 10 years performing wordy-solo-rock accompanied by bass-heavy amplified 'acoustic' guitar. There's been a bit of re-emergence since 2007 and the album release in December 2014. ... more

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