Ogburn Avenue

Duration

3:26

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Singer/Songwriter (Male)

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Lyrics

Ogburn Avenue copyright 2004 Kenny Shore Intro I was a child in this neighborhood I left town as soon as I could Sometimes you have to go back again And sort through memories of where you've been I went down Ogburn Avenue I hardly recognized the view Everything looked a little small So many memories I couldn't count them all I lived across from my junior high Walked to school and gave it my best try There stands my house, where every Sunday night My mom served pound cake and I ate every bite I was standing on that porch when my brother said "Did you hear that President John is dead?" I didn't believe him 'cause I liked his smile I didn't know why, I was just a child We watched Ed Sullivan bring on a band With bushy hair sing "I wanna hold your hand" So this is the place I started growing up Ate that little wafer and drank from that cup Listened to my Daddy preach about Calvary Heard Doctor King talk about being free And every night before I went to bed I prayed that no more soldiers would be dead I went down Ogburn Avenue I hardly recognized the view Everything changes by degrees But all those years came back to me Yeah, all those years were staring at me Everything that I've said and done Is based upon where I came from Everything looked smaller than before I guess I'm not a child anymore (outtro) I went down Ogburn Avenue I hardly recognized the view