Lay Your Wager Down

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Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul (born Paul Plissey; January 14, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s. His pop music songs have appeared in movies and on television, bridging the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. more »

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1996

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You're my flesh and blood 
But we're not the same 
A common name 
And now 
A common distance 

I looked up to you 
In your plush armchair 
Respect or fear 
I couldn't see the difference 

Lay your wager down 
Who'll be king in Tinsel Town?
'Cause all the prophets and the gypsies 
On the strip in Venice Beach 

Have looked me in the eye 
And said, "Your dreams still lie in reach"
And who am I to doubt them 
And who are you 
To write these speeches? 

Is it my poverty 
That brings a blush to you?
Or the honesty 
That speaks the mind 
That comes with it 

Were you once a man 
With younger eyes 
A hungry pride 
That would not feel 
Resistance? 

Lay your wager down 
They're crowning the king in Tinsel Town 
There are strangers, there are lovers 
Out on Fairfax in a line 

They look me in the eye 
And say "Our thoughts are intertwined"
And who am I to doubt them?
And who are you to tear down 
These signs?

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