Dimes

from David James's GPS – Billionaire Blues by David James

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Alan Williams - Trombone
Beth Custer - Clarinet
David James - Guitar, Voice
Dina Maccabee - Viola
Jan Jackson - Drums
Lisa Mezzacappa - Bass

lyrics

One for the Activist Judge
Hear her read her decision
One for the Soldier in the Sand
Watch him leave his division

You decide
And you approach your machine
With the change you've made
And you find
You've got a pocket full of dimes in a penny arcade
You're in a penny arcade
It's just a penny arcade
You've got a pocketful of dimes in a penny arcade

One for the President's Mouth
You can stick anything in
One for the Capitol Choir
Such delight when they're singin'

Take your time
The machines don't care about the change you've made
They just serve to remind
You've got a pocket full of dimes in a penny arcade
You're in a penny arcade
It's just a penny arcade
You've got a pocketful of dimes in a...

You wanna play
You wanna make the mechanisms move
You wanna play the wires along the tracks
and through the grooves

A dream sublime
The machine's gonna care about the change you've made
But in the meantime
You've got a pocket full of dimes in a penny arcade
You're in a penny arcade
It's just a penny arcade
You've got a pocketful of dimes in a...

You think it's time
You got into the coin-operated entertainment trade
You'll do just fine
Sweeping the floor of all the dimes in a penny arcade
You're in a penny arcade
Your very own penny arcade
You'll have buckets full of dimes in a penny arcade

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from David James's GPS – Billionaire Blues, released January 8, 2016
Alan Williams - Trombone
Beth Custer - Clarinet
David James - Guitar, Voice
Dina Maccabee - Viola
Jan Jackson - Drums
Lisa Mezzacappa - Bass

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