Lyrics

V1
I remember a town where a black man was a fearsome sight indeed
Lurking in the shadows at the dark end of the street
Across the Coast Line's east bound rail
Where the trains only stopped to pick up the mail
Where the police went to fill up the jail
Over in colored town

V2
Leroy cleaned all the yards that graced Magnolia Boulevard
He worked real cheap and he worked real hard
And he kept his head bowed down
He never talked about black and white, never complained about wrong and right
He just took it on home with him every night
Back over to colored town

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And all the world was 10 years old as far as I can tell
And all the world was riding on a freight train bound for hell
Sunday prayers to God above
Monday show our brotherly love
When we give ole Leroy a gentle shove
Back over to colored town

V2
Randy made straight 'A's again, he ran the ball for 1st and 10
But he lived each day with the mortal sin
Of being Leroy's son
And to be anything that a man can be, he had to fight for the opportunity
That's one white dude that you rarely see
Over in colored town

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And all the world was 10 years old as far as I can tell
And all the world was riding on a freight train bound for hell
Sunday prayers to God above
Monday show our brotherly love
When we give ole Leroy a gentle shove
Back over to colored town

V3
So many years later and Leroy's gone
His grandchildren playing on a cul-de-sac lawn
Some things change as time moves on, but time can move so slow
But there are changes blowing on every wind
Every mighty oak will bend
And time will heal what it cannot mend
Over in colored town

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And all the world's still 10 years old as far as I can tell
And we're standing here with a choice to ride this freight train bound for hell
Sunday prayers to God above
Pray for peace and you pray for love ...
And say a prayer for every gentle shove
Back over to colored town