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The Ballad of Barrett Rude, Sr. Lyrics by Michael Friedman

Fortress of Solitude (Original Cast Recording)

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[SENIOR]
This is the story of Reverend Barrett Rude, Senior
A minister of the church of the parlor of God
Come on a Greyhound bus to Port Authority Station
To bring God to a younger generation
Paroled on good behavior
Six years served on a ten-to-fifteen
Come to be a savior
For his son, his son, his son
And. his grandson
From the work of the devil on Dean Street
Sitting in a basement
Watching
Watching
Watching the world go by
[Chorus OF WOMEN]
People change
Yes
People change
People change
People change
[SENIOR]
Once had a ministry of his own
In North Carolina
Once had a ministry of his own
In North Carolina
Was a preacher of the word
A preacher of the deed
A preacher of the son
And the father
Who will lead us back from Dean Street
[Chorus OF WOMEN]
He found some trouble down in Carolina
Tempted by abominations
Yes some trouble with the women down in Carolina
'Cause the devil sends his temptations
People never change
No
People never change
People never change
People never
[SENIOR]
His son is not a worshipful man
Oh Lord
His son is not a worshipful man
And his grandson
Growing up seeing what he's seen
The devil lives on Dean Street
[Chorus OF WOMEN]
People change
People never change
No
People change
[SENIOR]
No offense, little man
But Reverend Barrett Rude, Senior
Can handle his own stuff
Reverend Barrett Rude, Senior
Is his own, own, own, own man
Credits
Michael Friedman

Michael Friedman

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