Name: Working Man's Blues
Channel: Dan Brown
Description: Free MP3 download! Licensing options are available for this track. An acoustic/traditional/folk sounding tune inspired by Garcia/Grisman's version of "Shady Grove". Work can be such a drag when you work for a souless corporation. I thank God I don't work there anymore!

Working Man's Blues

Dan Brown

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An acoustic/traditional/folk sounding tune inspired by Garcia/Grisman's version of "Shady Grove". Work can be such a drag when you work for a souless corporation. I thank God I don't work there anymore!

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Dan Brown

Acoustic, Jam band, instrumental, folk rock, rock, alternative, garage band, new age.

My music is guitar-oriented rock, folk rock, psychedellic rock, jam band, new age instrumental, acoustic, singer-songwriter... Basically just whatever I feel like doing at the moment. I'm not striving for consistency, or a "brand", so much as just expressing the music that is floating around in my consciousness (or wherever these ideas come from). I'm putting the music on this site for the purpose of sharing ideas and collaborating with other musicians. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it!

Song Info

Genre

Rock • Rock General

Charts

Peak #2,215

Peak in subgenre #120

Author

Dan Brown

Uploaded

December 19, 2005

Track Files

MP3

MP3 5.1 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00

Story behind the song

Dan Brown: rhythm & lead guitars, vocals,
Chris Darilek: bass,
Andy Peschka: flute

Lyrics

Every day, I get up, and take myself to work
All the way, cross town now, where only darkness lurks

I sit at a desk in a tall buil-ding, doin’ a thankless job. By the end of each day, I want to break down and sob 

[Chorus]:
The time has come, the time is nigh, come on, my little honey, let’s leave this tired old life behind, And go where the skies are sunny

I sit in my car, all the way home, bakin’ in the sun, it seems like I’m on the road so long, my day is never done

By the time I come back home, I’m feelin’ so down, I just want to lay in my bed, and forget all the troubles I’ve found

But my sweet wife, and my darlin’ young ones, they come out to greet me; and somehow, I find the strength, to leave my troubles behind - you see

[Repeat Chorus]

Oh now, my sweet one, there’s got to be a better way, than spending my life apart from you, workin’ for the man all day

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Strummergurl

Jan 01, 2009

Cool song,  nice guitar and vocals...I just got done listening to the inspiration....Shady Grove....on the newer Mudcrutch cd,  with Petty on it.  Always liked that song.   Nice production,  nice clean sound and mix,  great job!

~strummergurl~