JACKS ON THE SIDEWALK

Couldn't hear what they were saying 
I just know they talked 
I was playing jacks 
On the sidewalk

~~~*Chorus*~~~
A car flew around the corner 
I heard shots and screams
One raised his hands to Heaven
The other hit his knees
Like a slow motion movie 
Down the block
I was playing jacks
On the sidewalk
~~*~~

Couldn't see if they were bleeding
Waiting for the cops
I was playing jacks 
On the sidewalk

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~
Indifferent to the Mayhem
Oblivion's my friend
Laughter's sweet, here on the streets
Always a sudden end
Maybe it is just a life of shock
I don't live in fear, but faith
While I pass the time, I play
Yeah, I'm just playing jacks 
On the sidewalk

~~~*Chorus*~~~
A car flew around the corner 
I heard shots and screams
One raised his hands to Heaven
The other hit his knees
Like a slow motion movie 
Down the block
I was playing jacks
On the sidewalk
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

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