Nina Jo Smith - Clarion Alley

Clarion Alley
Words & Music by Nina Jo Smith (BMI)
(c) 2023 Redwood River Music (BMI)

Eyes of the dead
stare out from brick walls
Shoes hang from overhead wires
Storm clouds hover
over the bay
and the street smells of spices and liars
Street smells of spices and liars

Nuns in the basement
print Counterfeit bills
cranking them out while we sleep
Swap ‘em on Sunday
for collection plate dollars
Tithes and offerings, your
tithes and offerings

Cars went the way of the dodo
Bicycles quiet the town
Voices from Clarion Alley
slide past and float around
slide past and float around

I pedal past salsa
alow down for jazz
a DJ drowns out my friend
Police hole up in their station
The best taqueria is just up ahead
Best taqueria’s ahead

Cars went the way of the dodo
Bicycles quiet the town
Voices from Clarion Alley
slide past and float around
Slide past and float around

Capp Street to Clarion Alley
Valencia all the way
Auto parts store
closed a long time ago
Lucca shut down in the plague
Lucca shut down in the plague

Cars went the way of the dodo
Bicycles quiet the town
Voices from Clarion Alley
slide past and float around

Cars went the way of the dodo
Bicycles quiet the town
Voices from Clarion Alley
slide past and float around