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lyrics

Gospel Choir

God left his fingerprints at the accident
nobody survived
hooker on the corner said
“I tried to warn her,
warn her about that guy.”

Pete showed his press pass smoked some Thai grass
read his magazine
went back to peddling some celebrity wedding
tickets selling like a dream

Chorus

The fish they float and the bank it's broke
but I'm doin' ok,
the gospel choir
it’s cheap to hire
but they got no songs to play
to play to play they got no songs to play
to play to play they got no songs to play


I told you words I never meant
I'm sentimental like that,
don't break down my door!
Pete’s still comatose
and Janey looks down her nose
rolls up a $100 straw.

You drowned in the apocalypse
sailed a 1000 ships across a burning sea
But you didn’t turn off your microphone and you weren’t home alone
having that good a time


Chorus

I loved you yesterday now I’m a million miles away.
You can’t be surprised.
You sold me up the river
and I pretended to forgive you, but baby I lied.
Pete put out a press release and went back to sleep
Janey caught a plane
And the street sweeper sweepin
got a hell of a beatin
when the cops read his name.

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from Stranger In My Own Hometown, released July 9, 2015
Words and music by Greg Fleming
Produced by Wayne Bell

The Working Poor are

Greg Fleming vocals, acoustic guitar.
John Segovia- elec gtr
Andrew Thorne - elec gtr
Nick Duirs - piano, bvs
Mark Hughes - bass
Wayne Bell - drums


Recorded at the Lab
Engineered by Olly Harmer
Mixed and mastered by Olly Harmer at The Lab

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Greg Fleming and The Working Poor Auckland, New Zealand

Greg Fleming is often referred to as a pioneer of alt country in New Zealand. One of his first gigs was supporting Texan legend Townes Van Zandt, afterwards Van Zandt took him aside and told him “don’t ever stop writing” . Greg didn’t and has six critically acclaimed albums bear out Van Zandt's belief. The new album Same City continues to show Fleming operating at the peak of his powers. ... more

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