Alley Flowers

Some people say you got a psychedelic presence

Shinin' in the park with a bioluminescense

Down these city streets I see you comin'

From afar and I know

In this world ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Nobody sings like Mary Sue Bell

Nobody prays like Willie Mac Tell

Nobody walks a mile in my stolen shoes like I do

In this world ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

I still miss my lonesome lover

And I can't find no single other

To take his empty place

In my heart of hearts, I told him

In this world ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

The ghost of Shakespeare's on the street

Corduroy hat layin' at his feet

Howlin' in the harp

These dirty city blues fallin' hard

In this world ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Zora Neale Hurston told her story

And they kicked her out of New York city

Just like Jesus Christ in Gallilee, like I said

In this world ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Some people say I got a psychedelic presence

Shinin' in the park with a bioluminescense

Down these city streets I see you comin'

From afar and I know

Ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world

Ain't nobody's got the shine

Like you got to shine in this world