Ivey’s Wall

Chorus:
Down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall
Life was just as simple as god planned it
Stella poured a cup of coffee, said I’ll take this on the road
See ya later Ivey, your supper’s on the stove
I’m going uptown, don’t you be out all night
Say hello to Amby for me and leave the kitchen light on
Now Ivey was a little man who left a giant trail
With a pocket full of change for the kids the world had failed
He lived by pride and principle, he was a blue collar man
He’d take the shirt right off his back and give it to a friend
Chorus:
And down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall
Life was just as simple as god planned it
And if it wasn’t, then Ivey would demand it
And I still hear him say
You men who hold the power, you mostly live in fear
I guess that’s why you say exactly what we want to hear
Or maybe you’re just puppets, just victims of the game
But it’s one these men with the hungry kids, man, they don’t feel much like playing
Chorus:
Oh and down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall
Life was just as simple as god planned it
And if it wasn’t, then Ivey would demand it
And then one morning Ivey silently slipped away
The boys down on the wall were quiet that day
While some men go down telling stories
Of how they rode their trains to glory
Other men just close their eyes and know they did the best they could
With what they had
Chorus:
Oh down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall
Life was just oh so simple
Down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall, down on Ivey’s wall
Life was just as simple as god planned it