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beggars canyon - the ballad of dr. sweet lyrics

[verse 1]
dr. sweet bought a house on garland street
then proudly moved his family to that house on garland street
proudly moved his family to that house on garland street
he proudly moved his family to that house
a smart man, he armed himself against the klan
when those motherf+ckers showed he was prepared to take a stand
when those motherf+ckers showed he was prepared to take a stand
when those motherf+ckers showed he was prepared
the sun down and the crowd was all around
the shattered glass began to crash as rocks began to pound
and all he done was buy a house on garland street
then proudly moved his family to that house on garland street

[chorus]
and the shots they did ring out
and the bigots, they dropped to the ground
while the police stood by, failed to intervene
or acknowledge the threat to sweet’s life

[post+chorus]
what of gladys and the baby?
huddled in the attic praying for their lives
while the crowd closed in, resolved to put them out
until the rifle fire cracked through the night
[verse 2]
inspector norton stood upon the witness stand
claiming no crowd was in the street
no malice at hand
and though the jury saw straight through his bullsh+t lie
it made no difference, for the family sweet lives

[chorus]
and the shots they did ring out
and the bigots, they dropped to the ground
somehow the only arrest that were made that night
were of dr. sweet, gladys, and child

[post+chorus]
what of gladys and the baby?
as they wavered out their trial
while the police stood by, failed to intervene
until gladys and her baby both died

[instrumental break]

[verse 3]
dr. sweet lost the house on garland street
what really got him down was how he lost his family
without gladys and the baby
he seemed to lose all meaning in his life
so with the curtains drawn, he pulled the pistol from his case
and put a bullet in his head late one night
[outro]
dr. sweet bought a house on garland street
and then proudly moved his family to that house on garland street

- beggars canyon lyrics

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