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in the field for pennies a day
crop by crop, dawn to dusk
10 years old, savannah, GA
crop by crop, dawn to dusk
that was when your grandpa said
don't let the sun catch you in bed.
pretty girls' arms and legs
page to page, frame to frame
brag about your next escape
page to page, frame to frame
remember what your grandpa said
don't let the sun catch you in bed.
when you gave the bottle up
rave and rage, swing and sway
you show your son how tough you are
rave and rage, swing and sway
that's how you taught him what grandpa said
don't let the sun catch you in bed.
you sure taught him what grandpa said
don't let the sun catch him in bed.
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2. |
The Hapless Toad
02:27
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there's a man back east in a big black robe
who's calling you a hapless toad
he's just a bigger sack of bones
and he sees fit to wreck your home
he's got three sisters and visits sometimes
across the mason-dixon line
maybe they could help you change his mind
if you can manage the trip in time
Kathy, Peggy, Barbara
if they're nice they'll talk to you
be a gentleman don't ask for too much
but see if their brother can show some love
wish i could be more help than this
it's not the news i want to give
california's a great place to live
and i'd hate to see you pick up and get
if it makes it easier for you to move on
we'll call this man a hapless john
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To Cecelia
03:20
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wish you had seen me through james madison high
i've done well and i've done it for you each time
you fought hard but the cancer was strong
and it took your life
each day i spend on the bench
feels like i sit with you
no way your brother was smarter than you
but you took a factory job to put him through school
i often wonder what you could have done
had you lived when daughters were loved as (much as) sons
each day i spend on the bench
one of the chosen few
second woman in history
and i'm here with you
wish you had seen me through james madison high
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Blister King
02:58
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blister king
who wants to hear about your tender feet
you'd always rather go home and read
but your mother had to push you on to the field
blister king
sticking up for the corporate hacks
getting the government off their backs
how would your mother feel about that
blister king
while the country works to make a home
their future rises and falls with your every vote
don't tell them their struggle is a joke
blister king
get out on the field
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5. |
Margaret and Elena
03:28
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two girls from the upper west side
hanging out on a saturday night
holding hands and smoking cigarettes
sitting on the metropolitan steps
elena and margaret hit it off from the very start
at an all-girls school where it was cool to be smart
even during the first year, she would hear elena say
i'm gonna be a judge some day
now as they sat outside the museum margaret said
you know we can both get into the same ivy league college
to which elena replied i cannot be with you
because of how high i want to go and what i want to do
just two girls from the upper west side
falling apart on a saturday night
feeling cold and alone smoking cigarettes
sitting on the metropolitan steps
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Slurry Lake
02:59
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thanks for bringing your mess to my town
i see you bringing your mess to my town
you come from away where your kids are all safe
thanks for bringing your mess to my town
smart men hide it in the bottom of the lake
they send it to the bottom of the lake
out of sight out of mind it's under water we'll be fine
so go put it in the bottom of that lake
the moose and calf had to be shot
stuck ears deep and had to be shot
like struggling in quicksand they tried but they couldn't
they were drowning and had to be shot
i hope it's worth the gold that you found
i hope it's worth whatever you found
then again you come from away where your kids are all safe
i just hope it's worth whatever you found
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Thank Harriet
01:40
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you really owe it to harriet
you know you owe it to harriet
you know
she made you look good at your big show
she took the heat and set the expectations low
you really owe it to harriet
you know you owe it to harriet
you know
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what's yours is not yours
it's come down from high court
you don't own yourself
it's your personal hell
no no i'm sorry you can't
yeah it's your body but his consent
no no i'm sorry you can't
because you're a woman it's up to a man
what's yours is not yours
it's come down from high court
you don't own yourself
it's your personal hell
no no i'm sorry you can't
it's your life but it's up to him
no no i'm sorry you can't
until you rise up and make a stand
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9. |
Sonia
03:20
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sonia
get back to bronxdale
you're way too young to be working retail
you should go home.
sonia
it's getting dark out
and perry mason is just about on now
you should go home
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10. |
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02:01
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Josh Fuson Denver, Colorado
While rooted in folk, the soundscapes in which Denver artist/producer Josh Fuson tells his stories vary from intimate vocals over an acoustic guitar to lush arrangements of soaring keys, weaving electric guitars, and anchoring drums and bass.
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