Blind Melon Cheatem Street Lyrics

Cheatem Street Lyrics

It was late one night in Southern Texas

My dad was playing in a
rock-n-roll band

He took me along to a place called Cheatem Street

My bags were packed, I was ready to meet you for the first time

Oh but
a phone call would have been nice



I guess you're stuck with what
was given to you

And the world couldn't change my spirit

This will
remain the same



You were young and living like you wanted to

I understand because I packed up and left just like you did

At 17 you
think you got the whole world in your hands

Oh in so many ways you
did



I don't want to have you worry no more

Let's forgive and
forget and finish what we started

So we can move on



I want
you to know I really needed you then

And I can use you now

I talked
to you by listening to all of those stupid songs

I would sit along side of
the fence



Now you're doing fine and you're gigging here and
there

It's been nice to know you for the past few years

When you're
living the same dream it's easy to read each other for sure

Ohhh it could
have turned out so different



I guess you're stuck with what was
given to you

And the world couldn't change my spirit

This will
remain forever



I don't want to have you worry no more

Let's
forgive and forget and finish what we started

So we can move on