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providence blvd. - thomas burgundy lyrics

[verse 1]
close your eyes with me
lean back and mentally take a ride with me
down that block where graffiti’d stop signs really mean
wrong way, turn around, you better drive quickly
back on to that boulevard, where you’ll find vicki
a lady of the night, but it’s like 5:50
and she not even a lady, yo she like 16
but from your car she look grown, and guys are not picky
so they ride real slow, honking their horn
already visualizing what’s she’s bout to perform
she turns around real timid as she hung up the phone
her pimp just said she had a customer, the one with the chrome
rims sitting real low on that blue and white pontiac
he pulls over at the light by the laundromat
the sun is going down, and so is her self confidence
she knows once she steps into that car there ain’t no stopping it
she keeps her nose to the floor
snoop dogg is getting louder as she opens the door
marijuana smoke escaping as she hopes it was her
she steps in, fear sets in, which she’s pr-ne to ignore
and now the flashbacks flood her young life of regret
her step father did some things that she tries to forget
she tried to present evidence
but her mother say she lying
is it cause she’s on heroine, or cause he’s the one that provides it?
either way, she decided
it be best to run away
she don’t know where she gon go, but she’ll come back another day
and this lady took her in, she said
“you can’t tell n-body
i’ll clothe you and feed you, but in return you sell your body”
and she hates her life
progress has been slow
tears rolling down her face, like his windows
that he’s blowing smoke out
as her hope fails
she’s searching for purpose, while he’s searching for a motel
and there’s one in 50 feet, so he’s heading straight
the dead look in her eyes as she accepts her fate…

[chorus]
but when the sun don’t shine
when the sun don’t shine
what does it take for you just to smile one more time
and i know life is hard and everyone gon die
but won’t you smile for me, go head and smile for me
x2

[verse 2]
now antonio is riding with his homies tho
and they his ride or die’s like a rodeo
they be smoking but
he don’t ever smoke
they don’t know that he just don’t wanna go home
cause at home it’s so
dysfunctional
uncomfortable
his momma’s on drugs
his step pop beats him even though they not even blood
he’s not even sure where his sisters at
he hasn’t really seen her
since she left but he don’t blame her
he just hopes the gr-ss is greener
poor victoria
nah but he don’t know her secrets
he just worrying bout himself
feel like he’s always playing defense
always on his guard
plus he’s stealing for food
posted on the block
chillin with k!llers and goons
and he dropped out of school
said he hated them people
he learned to make a living here you gotta make it illegal
he had good grades til his mom started shooting that lethal
and he ain’t wanna be around that, so who do you think
he’ll end up hanging with?
but nah these streets ain’t nice
but they accepted him for him and nothing beats that price
well at least in his eyes
anything’s better than being home
he always felt alone
was only there to sleep at night
so his newfound family took him under their wing
showed him attention
to him that’s such a wonderful thing
but they had ulterior motives, saw him as something to gain
planning a drive by
just in case, they need someone to blame
so they handed him the gun as they made a left
the dead look in his eyes just wants to be accepted

[verse 3]
vicki wipes her eyes
she hasn’t looked in his direction
the entire drive
feeling sick as his intentions
this thought crossed her mind
right before the intersection
that there was more to life and she could have a second chance
but she looks down at his side
sees a shiny smith & wesson
motel is past the light
and his intention isn’t resting
she envisions getting out the car
and might have tried
but her door only unlocks from the driver’s side
so they at the red light
she’s feeling so alone
she said this times her last time
then she’s going home
but if she could cancel this time
not with this guy
please god i can’t do this anymore
i miss my brother and my mother
and i know they not perfect
and my house a living h-ll but this life’s just not worth it
so she prayed to get out of it and she’s hoping god heard it
but the light turn green and his tires start burning
so she’s looking out his window knowing now it’s going down
but the car from the left isn’t slowing down
and neither is the pontiac, he’s really going now
but before they collide
vicki looks close inside
to her surprise
she recognized who’s in the p-ssenger side
she knows the face but never seen the pain he has in his eyes
and the gun in his hand
it’s like he has a disguise
but she just sees through all that and she’s just glad he’s alive
and so they crash
and airbags come fast to her side
and the driver gets smashed
with no chance to survive
because his head just whiplashed
and just shattered the side
window with such an impact
within a flash he just died
the other car had four people
and none of them are moving
antonio just sitting still as a statue
he was just thinking how he couldn’t go through with
this drive by, and can’t believe he actually doesn’t have to
still in shock he lays the gun on the floor and runs
straight to victoria
unlocks her door and just
grabs her
as he embraces her in the warmest hug
teardrops h-t the floor from euphoria
and that moment just seemed to freeze time
and in that moment everything just seemed fine
it was dark out but it’s like god cued the street lights
a metaphor to let them know
everything gon be fine
not perfection
but a sign of progression
crazy their life was brought back together by collision
that’s so appropriate
that’s so wild
for the first time in a long time
they both smiled

[outro; sarah melanie]
cause when the sun don’t shine
whats it take for you to smile for me one more time
i know life is hard and everyone gonna die
but won’t you smile for me
smile for me
smile for me
x2

- thomas burgundy lyrics

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