Walking the streets of Jerusalem

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Walking the streets of Jerusalem copyright 2011 Dan Sullivan It was cold that night There was somethin' in the air Somethin' wasn't right So I said a little prayer While I was walking the streets of Jerusalem Two women in Burqas Being questioned by the cops There's a man standing watch In the doorway of a mosque And I'm walking the streets of Jerusalem The man in the doorway Well he needed a bath So I handed him a cigarette And he lit it with a match I just kept walking the streets of Jerusalem An Imam's being interviewed By Al Jazeera In a hotel across the street Narcissus smiles into a mirror While I'm walking the streets of Jerusalem She puts on her best dress And she walks outside To join some kind of flash mob That's being televised As I'm walking the streets of Jerusalem So I'm walking down the street Knowing something isn't right Could almost put my finger on it Almost but not quite And I'm walking the streets of Jerusalem From across the street a man Comes walking up to me He says, "Do you know who I am?" I say, "You're the Man of Mystery" And we're walking the streets of Jerusalem "You're a clever man yourself," he says "Soon all will be revealed But 'til then you must keep quiet" I say, "my lips are sealed I'm just walking the streets of Jerusalem" "The sky is full of lies," he says "The world's full of deception It's too late to negotiate It's too late for concessions Just keep walking the streets of Jerusalem" "I know very well that things Aren't always what they seem But your words are so confusing" I say, "tell me what you mean" He says, "there's lies on every tongue Fallin' from every mouth Hang around here long enough And you'll figure it out While you're walking the streets of Jerusalem" Then with one bony finger He points towards the Temple 'N says, "It's all been written down None of it's accidental" And we're walking the streets of Jerusalem "The hour's late. I must be off But I'll see you around I've got a little business In a garden outside town" And we're walking the streets of Jerusalem "Keep all of this a secret Don't put it on your blog Don't speak of it in church Or at the synagogue Just keep walking the streets of Jerusalem" It was cold that night There was something in the air Something wasn't right So I said a little prayer While I was walking the streets of Jerusalem