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Monday morning sidewalk saxophonist blues
slow moanin tryin not to spook his muse
jazz rumor moving air
occupation: standing there
makin chump change

Big city watch out for the local cop
play pretty try n get the bucks to stop
two quarters worn out bill
gum wrapper ain't it a thrill
makin chump change

For fifteen years he went to school
they taught him how to play by the rules
but the rules went blind and all he can see
is sittin in a hat below his knee

And the rap stars ride by in their limousines
but all the local bars hire is topless dancers and machines
no future past his prime
outta place outta time
makin chump change

On a sunny day with the cool breeze blowin
little kids with ice cream cones
and the sound so sweet comin thru his horn
makes him bless the day that he was born

But the good times never seem to stick around
all his small crimes keep on runnin him to ground
hand to mouth day to day
he's blowin his life away
makin chump change

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from Street Performer Therapy, released August 1, 2008

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Thaddeus Spae Seattle, Washington

A 40-year veteran of the Folk Wars, Thaddeus Spae has played venues from Tipitina's to the EMP. He's an award-winning songwriter whose works range from quirky to literate, guardedly sentimental to outraged and sarcastic, performed on a panoply of instruments acoustic and electric, in a profligate variety of styles encompassing folk, hard rock, jazz, blues, electronic and more. Website: tspae.com. ... more

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