Broken Down

by Andy Ross

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The title track to my upcoming solo album.
A small town story.

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Sun comes up on your little town
Drift down the sidewalk shadow long across the ground
Gonna be a hot one you can already tell
Cut thru the City Park by the broken carousel
Broken down

Only half awake but you stumble on
Running late to meet a friend in a greasy restaurant
Tap on the window she turns and you smile
You can see that she's been crying
So you hurry across the tile
She's breaking down

Chorus
That's the way they do it in the movies
Fade in slow
Welcome to the movie show
Isn't that the way they do it in the movies?
You can say goodbye
But never let 'em see you cry

One last cigarette she comes in from the ledge
Always hard to see a friend tripping along the edge
Take a slow walk home there's an old Chevrolet
Parked along McCormick Street
It's seen better days
It's broken down

Broken smiles and broken frowns
Broken saints and broken clowns
Broken roads and broken towns
Broken up and broken down

Chorus
That's the way they do it in the movies
Fade in slow
Welcome to the Rodeo
Isn't that the way they do it in the movies?
You can say goodbye
But never let 'em see you cry

Broken down
Broken down

Copyright Andy Ross

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released April 13, 2022
Andy Ross
Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Cajon, Percussion

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Andy Ross Illinois

My stuff is mostly acoustic based, leaning towards the kind of storytelling that I'm a fan of myself. And it's all recorded at home, with the occasional barking dog or squeaky chair. Relatively lo-fi. So check out my tunes, and if you like them, put them on your device and check back here from time to time. I'll be releasing more songs soon. Thanks! ... more

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