On the Wrong Side of the Tracks
by Michael Doyle

Just south
    Of Desolation Boulevard
On the wrong side
    Of those rusted tracks
Is a place we know

Where the kids all go
And the traffic's slow
Where hearts beat forever
    Than the speed of light

On the wrong side
     Of the tracks
They don't give a damn
     About what passes for facts

Nothing is more important
     Than the beating heart
That tells its own truth
      As all we need to know

The tears are gonna flow
Somewhere in the barrios of Madrid
As life comes hard and fast
A moment's kiss is stolen

For something that passes as love
    Because that fleeting feeling
Is all we'll ever have
    To hold onto and cherish

On the wrong side of the tracks
    That mistakes made slide down fast
We scream in desperation 
     Clinging to dreams we want to believe in

On the wrong side of the tracks
We might bleed out before the night is over
But we will never let go
As long as we're dreaming

(c) May 22, 2023  Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved