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Palm Tree (in West Oakland)

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Liquor store, liquor store one on every corner, checks cashed any time 
NO I.D. Liquor store, liquor store, malt liquor cigarettes lottery. The 
car is running and kicking out funes, you've disappeared inside to buy 
the daily quota, I'm fending for myself to a popular tune, digging in 
the ashtray, hoping for a quarter. Mile on mile of transient hotels, 
unattended children with nowhere to play, anger rips down pine street in 
the form of a black chevelle, but the baptists keep singin' away. One 
lone palm tree is rising above it's glamour and dignity are so out of 
place an ancient pick up truck is looking for a shove, the congregation 
sings, amazing grace!