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Tears on Cue

from This is Ours by Alex da Ponte

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Ole Brandys tugging at heart strings again, she wipes dry tears on cue
She shows just a little money but not enough, she needs the rest from you
She’ll say she owns a little store about 50 miles east.
She’ll say, “come on up and you shop, you shop for free.
You folks look like the kind I can trust, and don’t worry, you can trust me.”

Ooh, she’s out there all summer
And why, someone said persistence is key
And ahh stopping wasn’t ever an option
On her knees in cuffs she insists that the joke is on me

The trouble is you’ve seen her before in a parking lot across town.
Her story back then was she lived up north and her grans at the hospital now.
She wiped her face and showed a little money but she needed the rest from you.
Eye contact and flawless act, she said, “you know, it’s rough in times like these but
You folks look like the kind I can trust, and don’t worry, you can trust me.”

Ooh, she’s out there all summer
And why, someone said persistence is key
And ahh stopping wasn’t ever an option
On her knees in cuffs she insists that the joke is on me

Ask for a raise and pay your tax
Time away from family learning to fax
Is the Joke on me
Deluxe mattress, park bench crash test
AC fans best, sweat clothes wear less
Maybe they’re tougher on the street

Ooh, she’s out there all summer
And why, someone said persistence is key
And ahh stopping wasn’t ever an option
On her knees in cuffs she insists that the joke is on me

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from This is Ours, released July 22, 2019

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Alex da Ponte Memphis, Tennessee

It’s no easy thing to pin down something as mercurial as a memory, as fleeting as a feeling, with nothing more than mere words. To distill a life down to its essence and capture it in song. But to singer/songwriter Alex da Ponte, such an act comes naturally. Alex da Ponte is a poet’s songwriter. ... more

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