Noel Eskew
Maple Avenue
Lyrics
MAPLE AVENUE BY NOEL ESKEW AND MARK HARRIS

1.OL' CRAZY DAVE'S BEEN STANDIN ON THAT CORNER
LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER
THEY TORE DOWN MURRAY'S TAVERN LAST SEPTEMBER

LUCKY'S CAFE IS STILL STANDING
BUT THE PAINT'S ALL CRACKED AND DRY
WALKING DOWN HERE MAKES ME REMEMBER, MAKES ME CRY

CHORUS
IT WAS A STREET OF EMOTIONS, A STRIP OF DREAMS
IT WAS SO LONG AGO, BUT IT STILL SEEMS
MY HEART BEATS JUST THE WAY THAT IT DID BACK THEN

WHEN I WOULD WALK ALONE IN THE COLD, COLD NIGHT
LOOKING FOR THE WARMTH, THE LIGHT
OF A FRIENDLY FACE, WHEN I LIVED IN THIS PLACE SO LONG AGO
...MAPLE AVENUE

2.SOMETIMES I COULDN'T EVEN FEEL MY OWN FEET
CAUSE MY MIND WAS LOST IN MY OWN DREAMS
GRANDIOSE, I KNOW, BUT MINE ALL THE SAME

SOMETIMES IT WAS SO COLD THAT EVERY STEP
SLAMMED DOWN SO HARD THAT IT TOOK ALL I HAD
TO JUST KEEP WALKING, TO BEAR THE PAIN

CHORUS--

3.I WAS WORKING AT A NIGHTCLUB, UNDER AGE NO DOUBT
BUT I'D STILL GO TO THE PLACES WHERE THE KIDS HUNG OUT
I WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHILDHOOD AND WHAT I WOULD BE

THERE'S THE SPOT WHERE MY BOYFRIEND,JERRY,
STOOD THERE BARE-FACED AND DUMPED ME
MAN THIS STREET IS MADE OF MEMORIES

CHORUS--

BRIDGE
THERE'S A GHOST ON EVERY CORNER
WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD TO REMEMBER
WHO I WAS
WHAT I SAID I'D DO
AND WHO I BELIEVED I WOULD BE?

CHORUS--
Credits
Lyric Credits: Noel Eskew , Mark R. Harris
Music Credits: Noel Eskew, Mark R. Harris
Producer Credits: Gary Vandy, Mark R. Harris
Publisher Credits: Eskhar Music
Performance Credits: Noel Eskew-vocals & guitar, Mark R. Harris-Bass
Label Credits:
Description
Short Song Description:
Coming of Age and remembering the past
Long Song Description:
Seeing the old buildings in downtown Buffalo, NY, Mark's hometown, got us talking about all the changes.
Story Behind the Song:
see above
Metadata
Song Length: 4:51
Primary Genre: Country-Rock
Secondary Genre: Country-Rock
Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130)
Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
Subject Matter 1: History, Past
Subject Matter 2: Change
Language: English
Era: 2000 and later