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The Blues (Александр Алабин - Иосиф Бродский)

Eighteen years I spent in Manhattan
The landlord was good but he turned bad.
A scumbag, actually. Man, I hate him.
Money is green but it flows like blood.

I guess I’ll have to move across the river.
New Jersey beckons with its sulphur glow.
Say, numbered years are a lesser evil.
Money is green but it doesn’t grow.

I’ll put away my furniture, my old sofa
But what should I do with my windows view.
I feel like I’ve been married to it or something.
Money is green but it makes you blue.

A body on the whole knows where it’s going.
I guess it’s just a soul which makes one pray
Even though above it’s just a Boeing
Money is green and I’m grey.

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from Point Of No Return (​Н​е​в​о​з​в​р​а​щ​е​н​и​е​), released January 9, 2020
Alexander Alabin – vocal, baritone guitar, keyboards
Oleg Neiman – guitars

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Alexander Alabin Brooklyn, New York

Alexander Alabin was born in Odessa, Ukraine.
Immigrated to the US in 1992. Graduated from the New School University majoring in Jazz Composition and Arranging. A songwriter and a composer.
Currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

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