Soul HitchHiker - Romeo Joe

Take the West Side Highway down past the factories and the neighborhoods
That river don't wash no one clean but some of us just hide it good
Stamping plant's the only thing that keeps union hearts beating here
We don't know from day to day if the layoff's coming - they don't say

Hand in hand Joe and I would ride the carousel at Crystal Bay
Saw him again in a river bar where Ford men go to drown the day
Forever, forever, forever, forever

Friday nights we'd drive around looking for something we could do
We sang every song on the radio - way out loud and out of tune
One night he said, You know I love you honey, so put that white dress on and let's do this thing
We both know that this is love, so let's go to Penney's and pick out your ring

I can see you in our kitchen, I can feel you close to me
You know those houses down on Church Street, baby, that's how it could be
Forever, forever, forever, forever

I said, Joe you know we've had some fun and fun down here is tough to find
But Joe, you ain't no Romeo, and I've got plans to travel light
Everything we've got down here, baby, we're better off to lose
You're happy hanging on the corner, but I'm thinking about going back to school

Someday I will catch that break that will take me out of this neighborhood
I will think of you my friend, and I will hope your life is good
Forever, forever, forever, forever

Written by:
Karan Andrea

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