Welcome to the Neighborhood

from Demolicious Man by The Marble Tea

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Here’s a song based on my friend Cliff’s experience moving our friend Lisa Marie up from Montgomery to Atlanta several years ago. As these things generally go, the lyrics are a combination of separate events, and I’ll have to admit that Cliff was somewhat disappointed that they didn’t reflect the seedier aspects of the situation. I’m inclined to agree, but was pulled in the direction of writing a fairly “safe” laid-back country-ish tune this time around. 2006 for this one, I believe.

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I moved Lisa Marie into the gay ghetto
On a snowy afternoon
Three flights of stairs
And three hundred odd miles
Thank you Jesus we're alive

She says to me
Oh what am I to do now
With no money and
My boyfriend still a year away?

Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie
Someone's standing at your door

Hi, my name is Dan
I live downstairs from you
Pardon my mascara
I've been crying too
Where are you from?
It doesn't matter
I want to share something
Share something so good
(Take this)
Welcome to the neighborhood

Welcome to the neighborhood
Welcome to the neighborhood
It's cold as hell
And the hallway smells
But welcome to the neighborhood

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from Demolicious Man, released February 11, 2022

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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my cats and cartoon insects, but I'm also fond of feeling up the tentacles that lead to the oneness of existence. That's the Marble Tea experience.

Recommended for fans of Jonathan Richman, Robyn Hitchcock, Jazz Butcher, Magnetic Fields, etc.
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