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Behind the door

from February Singing by mike skliar

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I miss La Rosita and all the other inexpensive mom-and-pop coffee shops, restaurants, and other establishments here in the neighborhood- there's still some, but the chain stores, etc have been moving in slowly but surely..

In this song I'm playing a baritone guitar (a National tricone to be exact) as well as a classical guitar for the solo.

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From my apartment I’d walk less than two blocks
Get a cup of coffee for less than a half a buck
Nothing fancy, just a blue and white paper cup
They’d even serve you if you were down on your luck

It was behind the door with the white paint peeling
With hand painted murals up by the ceiling
The artist who painted it’s been gone for many years
Since the chain stores and banks have been movin’ in round here

It was a Dominican sandwich shop, you could sit all afternoon
If the old lady liked you, you’d get a clean spoon
But those rice and beans would have you humming a very happy tune
I never thought it would vanish but the end came too soon

now theres a Starbucks where you’re served by a barista
its open every day, even Christmas and Easter
and while the neighborhood is safer, safer for the touristas
I miss the old lady with the half smile, just like the Mona Lisa

© 2012 M. Skliar

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from February Singing, released March 4, 2012
Mike Skliar- baritone guitar, classical guitar, vocal

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