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Streets of Jerusalem

from Immigrant Girls (2011) by Dan Sullivan.

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©Dan Sullivan 2011

It was cold that night
There was something in the air
Something wasn’t right
So I said a little prayer
While I was walking the streets of Jerusalem

Two women in burqas
Being questioned by the cops
There’s a man standing watch
In the doorway of a Mosque
And I’m walking the streets of Jerusalem

The man in the doorway
He needs a bath
So he pulled out a cigarette
And he lit it with a match
I just kept walking the streets of Jerusalem

An Imam being interviewed
By Al Jazeera
In a hotel across the street
Narcissus smiles into a mirror
While I’m walking the streets of Jerusalem

She puts on her best dress
She walks outside
She joins some kind of flash mob
That’s being televised
As I’m walking the streets of Jerusalem

So I’m walking down the street
Knowing something isn’t right
Could almost put my finger on it
Almost but not quite
And I’m walking the streets of Jerusalem

Then across the street
A man comes walking up to me
He says “Do you know my name?”
I say “You’re the man of mystery”
And we’re walking the streets of Jerusalem

“You’re a clever man yourself,”
He says, “soon all will be revealed
Until then you must keep quiet”
I say, “My lips are sealed”
I’m just walking the streets of Jerusalem

“The sky is full of lies,”
He says, “The world’s full of deception
It’s too late to negotiate
It’s too late for confession
Just keep walking the streets of Jerusalem”

I know very well that things
Aren’t always what they seem
But your words are so confusing
Tell me what they mean


He says. “There’s lies on every tongue
Falling from every mouth
Hang around here long enough
And you’ll figure it all out
While you’re walking the streets of Jerusalem”

Then with one bony finger
He points towards the Temple
And says, “It’s all been written down
None of it’s accidental”
And we’re walking the streets of Jerusalem

“The hour’s late and I must go
But I’ll see you around
I’ve got a little business
In a garden outside town”
Walking the streets of Jerusalem

“Keep all of this a secret
Don’t put it on your blog
Don’t speak of it in church
Or at the synagogue
Just keep walking the streets of Jerusalem”

It was cold that night
There was something in the air
Something wasn’t right
So I said a little prayer

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from Immigrant Girls (2011), released May 1, 2011
© Dan Sullivan 2011 (BMI)

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Dan Sullivan Kalamazoo, Michigan

Some people like gardening, working on cars or woodworking. Others enjoy knitting, collecting stamps or coins. That kind of thing. I like writing songs.

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