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Artist: Ry Cooder
Canonical path: /ry-cooder/straight-street
Related lyric paths: 6
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Straight Street
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Straight Street
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Well I used to live on Broadway, right next to the liar's house
My number was self-righteousness and a very little guide of mouth
So I moved, I moved and I'm living on straight street now
I moved, I had moved, I'm living on straight street now
Before I moved over, let me tell you how it was with me
Old Satan had me bound in chains and I had no liberty
One day my heart got troubled all about my dwelling place
I heard the Lord when He spoke to me, and he told me to leave that place
So I moved, I moved and I'm living on straight street now
Yes, I moved, I moved, well, I'm living on straight street now
Since I moved, I'm really living, I've got peace within
I thank the Lord for everything, so glad I found new friends
Since I moved, I moved and I'm living on straight street now
I moved, I had moved and I'm living on straight street now
I'm living on straight street now
Yes, I moved, I had moved, I'm living on straight street now
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Ry Cooder performs "Straight Street", and this lyric page sits inside the Ry Cooder catalog on LyroVerse.
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