"Best bodega in town"

The bodega on the corner right next to my apartment closed today. They were emptying out the shelves. It's weird because I've been buying there since I moved onto this block around six years ago--it never occurred to me that bodegas could close!

Still, there's three total on this block alone (two now, actually) so I can see how it can happen. I wouldn't say it really WAS the "best bodega in town", but that's how the song came out. I left out the verse on how they overcharge for 40's of Coke.

2004 10 23 Best bodega in town (800 KB, 1:06)

The streets are empty cold and bare
And sad to walk around
The people mourn the passing of the
best bodega in town

The Coke machines have been unplugged and
all the children died
The patrons bowed their empty heads and
all the flowers cried

Please come back
Please come back
Please come back
We need you deli

The Coke machines have been unplugged and
all the flowers died
Every patron bowed their head and
all the children cried

Jeff