A SOFT REPLY
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Somebody's stolen Gabriel's horn
For you and for the minimum wage
Squeeze the nickel till Jefferson yells
Curse your name to rip out the page

But I'll end with a soft reply
It turns away the wrath so I can find what's real
Old tinseltown is dying, play one last big band boogie
Scrape it if you want off the ass and heal

Hanging on a rope made of sand
Heavy feet hardly walk to trip
Poor people respond in kind
They'll quit you long before you loosen your grip
help...slip

I'll end with a soft reply
It turns away the wrath so I can find what's real
Old tinseltown is dying, play one last big band boogie
Scrape it if you want off the ass and heal

 It's really a favor that cuts the journey in half
 Whatever appears I don't shy away from the gun
 But it's clear to me now
 You've helped me to see just what it is
 I don't ever want to become

Crowbar on the mantle, it'll open your trunk
It's written in the book of rules
and outside the buzzard waits
to strip an old man, strip him of his jewels

I'll end with a soft reply
It turns away the wrath so I can find what's real
Your tinseltown is dying, play one last big band boogie
Scrape it if you want off the ass and heal

Play me one
Play me one

Duke play me one
Duke play me one

Count play me one
Count play me one