Story Behind The Song
The Old Food Shop has been torn down and in its place is a used car lot with people in the street suffering from poverty.
Song Description
A man returns to old neighborhood to find everything has changed.
He remembers his high school buddy making bad choices
and dies in jail.
He wonders who is to blame for the poverty and social injustice.
| Song Length |
4:54 |
Genre |
R & B - Soul, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool, Poignant |
Subject |
Ghetto, Barrio, History, Past |
| Similar Artists |
Lou Rawls, The O'Jays |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Theres a used car lot standing where a restaurant used to be
where people would come from miles to see and just to be seen
I remember O' Lordy. I was just a 'shorty', couldn't have been more than nine
Mama kept us fed by waiting on the tables, Papa was serving time
CHORUS:
The Old Food Shop is a used car lot, but life goes on the same
The Old Food Shop is a used car lot, Oh what a shame
The Old Food Shop is a used car lot, but life goes on the same
The Old Food Shop is a used car lot, tell me whos to blame
My high school buddy he got caught dirty with an automatic on his side
He had to go away to do a year and a day, a week later my buddy died
CHORUS:
The Old Food Shop is a used car lot, but life goes on the same
The Old Food Shop is a used car lot, Oh what a shame
The Old Food Shop is a used car lot, but life goes on the same
The Old Food Shop is a used car lot, tell me whos to blame