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From the 1999 "The ABC Sessions" album

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Johnny lives on a corner in Angeltown
In a house that his grandad built, they nearly tore it down
To make way for the freeway and the shopping mall
He heard it was something called the urban sprawl

The more things change, the less they stay the same
In Angeltown, in Angeltown Living in A….. living in Angeltown

Johnny loved his hometown, he didn’t like the change
Daddy said, now ain’t that progress, but don’t those words sound strange
Johnny walked thru Angeltown with his last five bucks
Bought a ticket in the lottery trying to buy some luck

The more things change, the less they stay the same
In Angeltown, in Angeltown Living in A….. living in Angeltown

It’s a strange old world, no reason or rhyme
It’s a strange old world, where things work out sometimes

So Johnny won the lottery, became a billionaire, and he said,
There’s things in Angeltown that need repair
So he bought up the freeways, he bought the shopping malls
Tore ‘em down, turned ‘em back into grounds where they still play ball

And the more things change, the more they stay the same
In Angeltown, in Angeltown Living in A….. living in Angeltown

credits

from Footsteps - a collection​:​1987​-​1999, released April 1, 2011
CC—vocals, acoustic guitar; Andrew Sefton—backing vocals;
Chris Stockley—electric guitar; Garrett Costigan—pedal steel;
Roy Zedras—bass; Paul Keane—drums

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Cletis Carr

Singer-songwriter Cletis Carr knows a good yarn. Especially when paired with a good melody and some gritty slide guitar.

A careful student of the human condition, Carr's story-songs play out like mini-movies. Tales of joy, heartbreak, redemption, ordinary madness and everyday heroes are framed in a rich tapestry of acoustic steel-string guitar, dobro and lap slide.
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