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Please give us a sign
tell us it will be alright
giving up the fight
a vision that was torn apart
turning back to streetside art
see the history
Old New Carrollton for free
shown a single scene
someone saw the people demeaned
others saw the legacy

Hey Jim don’t you give up now
there’s a lot more ways you can help this town
I said hey Jim if you leave us alone
we’re gonna miss you til you come on home
I said hey Jim we apologize
for all the philistines who couldn’t see before their eyes
that when you paint your panels to your heart’s delight
you shouldn’t have to worry how you’re gonna sleep at night

Why bother to dream?
How did we get so unclean?
When will we achieve
everything that we deserve?
Who among us has the nerve?

Hey Jim don’t you give up now
there’s a lot more ways you can save this town
I said hey Jim if you leave us alone
we’re gonna miss you til you come on home
I said hey Jim we apologize
for all the philistines who couldn’t see before their eyes
that when you paint your panels to your heart’s delight
you shouldn’t have to worry how you’re gonna sleep at night
we didn’t mean to be so unAmerican
we’re gonna put ya back up on the Sheraton

Small town, everything has a place now...

Hey Jim don’t you give up now
there’s a lot more ways you can save this town
I said hey Jim if you leave us alone
we’re gonna miss you til you come on home
I said hey Jim we apologize
for all the philistines who couldn’t see before their eyes
that when you paint your panels to your heart’s delight
you shouldn’t have to worry how you’re gonna sleep at night
we didn’t mean to be so unAmerican
we’re gonna put ya back up on the Sheraton

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from MetroSongs, Volume 8: Metro Lounge, released April 18, 2017
Mixed by Dave Mallen at Innovation Station Music.
Voice and instruments: JM

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Jason Mendelson Washington, D.C.

Multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer Jason Mendelson of Alexandria, Virginia created MetroSongs in 2010 with the goal of writing and recording a unique original song for each of the DC area's 91 Metro station locations, based on local history and character. The project was completed in April 2017 with Volumes 7 & 8. ... more

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