Crosstown Blues

Sometimes that path finds you
And it can make no sense
Still I tried to show love to the world
Tryna make my own case
A feeling you can never replace
I call it Crosstown Blues

From town to town I tried to find my home
These complexities of growing up had stunted all my growth
And after my degree I said that I would go out on my own
Rejected everything I’d known
(Crosstown blues)
But being away from family was hard
I never grasped the sense of unity that brightens up that path 
Instead I thought that going solo was the way to make my mark
But then the nights were getting dark

I call it Crosstown Blues
(Moving from place to place)

In a house with folks I’d hardly met
Navigate the stench of alcohol and cigarettes
Friday night they partied I had spreadsheets on my legs 
Do reports and go to bed 
Am I finally having regrets?
Needed to escape but now restricted to my bed
Knowing that the week is gonna start over again

Start over again
 
I call it Crosstown Blues
Sometimes that path finds you
And it can make no sense
Still I tried to show love to the world
Tryna make my own case
A feeling you can never replace
I call it crosstown blues

Wish people would say what they mean
Had a couple different jobs
Not one of them were what they seemed 
The longest hours for some pittance 
A young man with some dreams 
There’s those that take advantage
Sell a life with things you need
And I was sold right down that river
With nothing guaranteed so when you question people’s ethics
In all these companies 
You are immediately a target
Progression hits the freeze
What part of this did I misread?

I call it Crosstown Blues
(Moving from place to place)