Time and a Half
Urban Desperation: Cold Streets and Broken Lives
Lyrics
It was a cold december on 2nd ave and 6th st.
Setting the scene in a cold December on 2nd Ave and 6th St.
Too cold to think about anybody passing me
Too cold to focus on others passing by.
When I overheard 'I'm gonna tell you straight from the shoulder...
Overhearing someone saying something direct and honest.
Boy... You better get running'
A warning to start running, implying impending danger.
On the corner of 2nd and 6th and outta time,
Being on the corner of 2nd and 6th, running out of time.
With a cough, feeling lost and a bottle of cheap wine.
Feeling unwell with a cough, lost, and having a bottle of cheap wine.
Just then I realized that I can't seem to understand
Realizing a lack of understanding about the situation.
When I saw that guy heading for the dopeman.
Witnessing someone heading to buy drugs (dopeman).
It's just the same old story on the same old street
Expressing a sense of repetition in a familiar story on the street.
And it's just another worn down, worn out casualty
Describing a worn-down casualty of the environment.
Of 2nd ave and 6th st.
Identifying the location as 2nd Ave and 6th St.
On the corner of 2nd and 6th and feeling down
Feeling down on the same corner.
When I overheard 'I'm gonna take a gun and take you out'
Overhearing a threat involving a gun and harm.
Just then I realized that I can't seem to understand
Realizing a difficulty in comprehending the intention to harm.
How anyone can take the life of another man.
Expressing disbelief at the idea of taking another person's life.
It's just the same old story on the same old street
Reiterating the familiar story on the same street.
And it's just another worn down, worn out casualty
Highlighting another casualty worn down by the environment.
Of 2nd Ave and 6th St.
Reiterating the location as 2nd Ave and 6th St.
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