by Jim
The store sits dark, desolate
The store that used to be Nate's Crown Liquors that is
A store from a bygone era, standing apart from its sleek, modern neighbors
It's upstanding neighbors that got it shut down
The new neighbors, the recent businesses that are compatible
with the people drawn to First Fridays
Yeah, economic development, that's the ticket!
Besides, they were concerned about how Nate's preyed on homeless people
They said so. Preying on those poor, hopeless, helpless, homeless people
How commendable! Such compassion!
In testimony after testimony they poured their hearts out for the homeless
The ones Nate's preyed on; how could Nate's be so cold hearted?!!
Testimony after testimony
Almost cookie cutter
Be quiet my cynical mind
These were good upstanding citizens concerned about the less fortunate
They said so
One after the other they said so
Yet what are these other voices I hear?
Nate's other neighbors
The ones who sing Nate's praises,
talk about how Nate's is an asset to the neighborhood
How helpful and friendly the people at Nate's are
How they keep the area neat and tidy and don't put up with no nonsense
The people who might be aging or blind or a minority
How that doesn't matter to the people at Nate's -- they are helpful
Good selection of beer, wines, and spirits
And help people select just the right one
Don't these people see how cold hearted Nate's is?
How it preys on the helpless? The homeless?The forces of good have triumphed
The good upstanding people who got Nate's shut down
I guess those poor, helpless, homeless people have been saved
Nate's will no longer prey on them
And all of Denver's social ills have been solved
The store sits dark, desolate
(Editor’s Note: After hearings at which people spoke for and against Nate’s Crown
Liquors--a long-time fixture at 11th and Santa Fe--the City’s Department of Excise and
Licenses denied the renewal of Nate’s liquor license, causing the store to close. Many
supporters believed the closing of Nate’s was a classic example of gentrification.)
The store that used to be Nate's Crown Liquors that is
A store from a bygone era, standing apart from its sleek, modern neighbors
It's upstanding neighbors that got it shut down
The new neighbors, the recent businesses that are compatible
with the people drawn to First Fridays
Yeah, economic development, that's the ticket!
Besides, they were concerned about how Nate's preyed on homeless people
They said so. Preying on those poor, hopeless, helpless, homeless people
How commendable! Such compassion!
In testimony after testimony they poured their hearts out for the homeless
The ones Nate's preyed on; how could Nate's be so cold hearted?!!
Testimony after testimony
Almost cookie cutter
Be quiet my cynical mind
These were good upstanding citizens concerned about the less fortunate
They said so
One after the other they said so
Yet what are these other voices I hear?
Nate's other neighbors
The ones who sing Nate's praises,
talk about how Nate's is an asset to the neighborhood
How helpful and friendly the people at Nate's are
How they keep the area neat and tidy and don't put up with no nonsense
The people who might be aging or blind or a minority
How that doesn't matter to the people at Nate's -- they are helpful
Good selection of beer, wines, and spirits
And help people select just the right one
Don't these people see how cold hearted Nate's is?
How it preys on the helpless? The homeless?The forces of good have triumphed
The good upstanding people who got Nate's shut down
I guess those poor, helpless, homeless people have been saved
Nate's will no longer prey on them
And all of Denver's social ills have been solved
The store sits dark, desolate
(Editor’s Note: After hearings at which people spoke for and against Nate’s Crown
Liquors--a long-time fixture at 11th and Santa Fe--the City’s Department of Excise and
Licenses denied the renewal of Nate’s liquor license, causing the store to close. Many
supporters believed the closing of Nate’s was a classic example of gentrification.)
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