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Bad Street USA (When Will It Stop) v. 2
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Version 2 of a song we posted on JPF and got so many great suggestions from our friends and tried to incorp all of them. Thanks to you all! (The vocal is still a scratch...sorry...some things can't be helped...tried to mix it low for you.)
I'm just a guy who loves stories (hearing and telling them in short stories, , and songs). I have been writing and recording songs since the days of the old Fostex 4-track and ye old high school cover band and finally put together a project studio to "rough out some demos" in my 10 minutes a week of spare time. Would love to collab with other songwriters and musicians to co-write and produce and bounce ideas off each other.
Song Info
Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #66
Peak in subgenre #26
Author
Mackie Humphries & Scott Philip Stewart
Rights
2010 Mackie Humphries / Scott Philip Stewart
Uploaded
October 27, 2010
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MP3 3.8 MB • 128 kbps • 4:08
Story behind the song
Ode to the tragedy of the mean streets
Lyrics
Bad Street USA On the south side of town the gangsta rap is loud Jo-Jo studies hard to make his papa proud It’s another anyday night Bad Street USA Jo-Jo’s mama frets behind windows with bars Big Joe is on his beat a heavy feeling’s in her heart Another anyday night Bad Street USA (Rise) Life’s bad in the hood but Big Joe is good wears a badge all day every night kneels down, prays: (Chorus) When will it stop, where will it end Same old story again Brothers keep on killin When will it stop where will it end Will it ever stop, Will it ever end? Jo-Jo slaps his ears as screams fill the night three gun shots end his daddy’s life Another anyday night Bad Street USA Blue lights cut the haze Sirens wail and moan No one saw nothin That shooter’s long gone Another anyday night Bad Street USA (Rise) Shooter in the hood shed papa’s blood and his Mama sighs looks up to heaven and cries: (Chorus 2) When will it stop where will it end Same old story again Brothers keep on killin When will it stop where will it end Will it ever stop, Will it ever end (Over Organ Strings-Outro) Rev’rend Grady kneels looks Jo-Jo in the eye says, “Your dad brought down the kingpin just before he died heroes like your Dad will bring a better day Life’s bad in this hood but Big Joe was good and the price he paid gives hope to all who pray When will it stop? Where will it end?
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