Familiar Ways

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Looking at the sign above your door
Looking at the sign above your door
Six dollars for coffee, never seen that before
[Verse 2]
Mama's old diner served eggs all day long
Mama's old diner served eggs all day long
Now it's all foreign words, everything I knew is gone
[Solo]
[Slide guitar break]
[Verse 3]
Two bucks got you breakfast and Miss Ruby's smile
Two bucks got you breakfast and Miss Ruby's smile
Now the whole block's changing, mile by mile
[Bridge]
They put up new buildings
Tore the old ones down
Pushed out all my people
Can barely stick around
[Verse 4]
Remember when we gathered here every Sunday noon
Remember when we gathered here every Sunday noon
Your fancy drinks can't fill my heart like Mama's home-cooked food
[Solo]
[Harmonica break]
[Verse 5]
This neighborhood's getting strange, I hardly know my way
This neighborhood's getting strange, I hardly know my way
But Mama taught me pride, and that's what gets me through each day
[Outro]
Miss Ruby, where'd you go?
(Where'd you go?)
Miss Ruby, where'd you go?
(Where'd you go?)
[Slow fade with slide guitar]