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Artist: Michelle Shocked
Canonical path: /michelle-shocked/hello-hopeville
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Hello Hopeville
Read Hello Hopeville lyrics by Michelle Shocked on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hello Hopeville
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Down at the Cold War Institute
They were signing new recruits
He went down to the station
In his three piece suit
She had cried for him to stay
Now there was nothing more to say
She was waving a white kerchief
As the train pulled away singing
Bye bye baby boy
I hope they treat well
It was another situation
As the train left the station
It was hello, Hopeville
I need a vacation
The world's been cruel
This time she really let me down
I thought I'd go back to school
Try to clean up this town and now it's
hello Hopeville
I know you're gonna treat me (A7) well well well
Get gone!
Well well well looky here looky here
Well well well what have we got here
Got me a runaway kid
Got no money never did
Got the sense to come in
Out of the rain
He was waiting for a station just like
Some people wait for a train
And I'm singing
Bye bye baby boy
I hope they treat you well
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Michelle Shocked performs "Hello Hopeville", and this lyric page sits inside the Michelle Shocked catalog on LyroVerse.
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