Mornings come later on Galveston Way
Dogs bark louder and kids they don't play
Lottery dreamers and leisure as sport
Everyone here is a child of divorce

Weekends come early on Galveston Way
First of the month is a beer holiday
Music out windows and cars on the lawn
Parties don't end ‘til the liquor's all gone

Go away if you can
It always draws you back in

Nothing is easy here except scoring the blues
Keep your head down dear, try not to make the news
You gotta run, run, run, run, run

Crime is legal on Galveston Way
Since '95 when the cops went away
Mostly forgotten except by the poor
Please don't clean it up or it gets hard to afford

Dangerous nighttimes on Galveston Way
Ambulance sirens are lighting the way
Desperate times call for violence and drugs
Death with indifference will outweigh the love

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I hope you get out of Galveston Way
And one day soon you live far, far away
I have some friends that have gotten out too
Nothing worthwhile is easy to do

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