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I love pawnshops.

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BUCKY'S PAWNSHOP

Bucky's Pawnshop
don't lean on the glass
you got questions, address 'em to the fat man with the eye patch
he's diggin' through the racing news
interrupt him when you choose
he'll look your diamond up and down and grin
call it paste and offer you a fin

Bucky's pawnshop
this ain't no museum
those skinny kids come walkin' in
each day more and more you see 'em
these items here are old and rare
don't you stand around and stare
You get one solid minute, be my witness
Bucky needs to see that you mean business

Bucky's pawnshop
nothin' stolen here
we take it and by law we hold it thirty days to clear
once you sign that little note
somebody grab you by the throat
say you stole the thing they love so dear?
Well, you send 'em on but don't you send 'em here

And it's all been sold and bought and sold before
not one thing new ever did walk through that door
whatever you bet that you come to regret
we ain't selling sympathy just a ticket out of debt
buy some time until you find your way...

Bucky's pawnshop
yeah, that's a good one there
they go down so hard and fast they hardly even care
I oughta run a background check
I really hate to ask a vet
and you don't seem the kind to make us nervous
you take it slow and thank you for your service

Bucky's pawnshop
this ain't your first time through
you should know better than to let that time run out on you
I hope you're feeling' lucky
try to tell that tale to Bucky
he don't care who wronged you
or who it once belonged to
that ticket's got a date and you got cash
in this life you gotta pay for anything that you want back

And it's all been sold and bought and sold before
not one thing new ever did walk through this door
whatever you bet that you come to regret
we ain't selling sympathy just a ticket out of debt
buy some time until you find your way
So step up to the window and find out what we pay
at Bucky's Pawnshop
Bucky's Pawnshop
Bucky's Pawnshop

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from Songs​-​of​-​the​-​Week, released February 19, 2016

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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