Lyrics

It’s all coming down in 32 seconds
Like rain on your blue velvet coat
You run to find cover, you search for another
New shelter where your ship can float

But then the bow breaks and your roof is mistaken
For a brown leather show full of holes
You don’t know who to trust, you don’t know where to go
And the government is moving too slow

Oh no, room to grow
Won’t you try not to let disappointment show
Oh no, room to grow
Won’t you try not to let disappointment show

Your children are crying and your will is dying
In site you can see no relief
Cause housing is one thing, but a home is another
For that much you’d stick to the streets

Newspaper blankets and barrel fireplaces
The concrete gets cool in you fall
You’ve got a career and you’re making a living
but your riches are uncountable
cause you’ve got pride and you’ve got character and you’ve got a name
Even if nobody knows, Oh

Well, it’s all coming down in 32 seconds
Like rain on your blue velvet coat
Even if nobody knows
Won’t you try not to let it show

Michelle Malone ©1988, Sony Music/Cold Cocked Music/BMI