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from Theatres by Nicholas St. James

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The prison's almost empty, the church is nearly full
Yesterday's tomorrow and the spring is the fall
Breakfast for supper, mortgage on a box
A hostage wanting ransom and your cards on the flop
Bikes without wheels, a bear on a leash
St. Francis in hell, honeymoon on repeat
Politicians in the draft, soup with a folk
Accidental glitterati, New York, New York

How you live, it's only on you
Gold-toe stiletto or duct tape shoes
Tan in California or St. Louis blue
The choices are the same, the directions are few
But that you already knew

Families at the table, money in a jar
Christopher Columbus, new smell in a used car
Liquor for our children, time-out for the press
A bed without a bounce, a cheap hotel without a mess
Seven-minute muscles, an honest surprise
Vultures killing meals and it's noon at night
We'll split the bill, you're good as your word
The prison's almost empty and the church is nearly full

How you live, it's only on you
Gold-toe stiletto or duct tape shoes
Tan in California or St. Louis blue
The choices are the same, the directions are few
But that you already knew

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from Theatres, released February 22, 2016

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Nicholas St. James St. Louis, Missouri

"If Bob Dylan and Tom Waits were the same person, they'd write songs like Nicholas St. James."

-Ed Danger, American Roots Magazine

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