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Cowboy Junkies - This Street, That Man, This Life (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cowboy Junkies
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Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Timmins
Michael Timmins
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Timmins
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Producer
Robert Cobban
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Mixing Engineer
S. O'Brien
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Engineer
C. Charucki
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Engineer
R. Skye
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Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This street holds its secrets like a cobra holds its kill
This street minds its business like a jailer minds his jail
That house there is haunted
That door's a portal to hell
This street holds its secrets very well
[Verse 2]
That man wears his skin like a dancer wears her veils
That man stalks his victims like a cancer stalks a cell
That man's soul has left him his heart's as deadly as a rusty nail
That man sheds his skin like a veil
[Verse 3]
Lord, you play a hard game, you know we follow every rule
Then you take the one thing we thought we'd never lose
All I ask is if she's with you, please keep her warm and safe
And if it's in your power, please purge the memory of this place
[Verse 4]
This life holds its secrets like a sea shell holds the sea
Soft and distant calling like a fading memory
This life has its victories but it's defeats tear so viciously
This life holds its secrets like the sea
Written by: Michael Timmins

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