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The Queen of Ballard Avenue

from Cold Town by Brian Straub

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The Queen of Ballard Avenue © Brian Straub 2/2/17 FAWM #3

She told me she’s the queen of the Ballard Avenue
She read it on the stall in the men’s bathroom
She is the queen of the Ballard Avenue
She read it on the stall, so it must be true

She used to hop them trains like the hobos do
Up the coast to B.C., she’d be riding true
Straight up the coast, you know she’d ride true
Ain’t like the southern boarder, you can sail right through

Refrain

And sometimes I find myself howling out at the moon
That old morning sun can’t come up too soon
She eases my mind when I’m thinkin’ ‘bout the past
Gotta move on, man you can’t go back TAG

She stole herself a car at just thirteen
Rolled it off a cliff into a ravine
She stole a car, she was just thirteen
She knew right then that she’d be queen

She’s got New York stories to beat the band
She left there running, one suitcase in hand
She left there running, one suitcase in hand
It was all she had when she hit the Promised Land

Repeat refrain

Instrumental Verse

Laughing and drinking down at Hattie’s Hat
Those were the days, man you can’t beat that
You can’t beat that down at Hattie’s Hat
Those were the days and you can’t go back

Repeat refrain
Tag last line ad lib alternating last lines of last verse

She is the Queen of Ballard Avenue

credits

from Cold Town, track released December 2, 2017
Brian Straub - writer, vocals, acoustic guitar
Kevin Keelty - bass
Henry Mansfield - keyboard
Orville Johnson - dobro
Kat Bula - backing vocals

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From Baltimore to Seattle, I've been writing songs for over 30 years and have built up a body of work. My two previous bands, Armadillo Borealis and Secondhand Sunday, performed and recorded some of my songs that are represented here. This year (2016), I started Dog House Prayers and began documenting more of my songs through home recording. ... more

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