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Track 11 from GONNA RISE UP; featuring Jeff Taylor, Paul Chavis, Mike Dunbar, Razzy Bailey and the Nashville Session Players
progressive rock rb folk blues southern rock country politics inspirational comedy jesus bluegrass humor
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Top Nashville musicians and vocalists perform 21 songs of political and social content not typically allowed on mainstream radio; issues addressed include anti-
Top Nashville musicians and session vocalists perform songs of political and social content not typically allowed on mainstream radio; issues addressed include anti-war, poverty, health, taxation, immigration, environmental, social security privatization, gun control, negative effects of neo-con and religious 'right' agendas, etc. Genres include country, blues, rock, folk, R&B soul, pop, Native USA, bluegrass, Americana, Southern Rock, Rock-a-Billy and alternative.
Song Info
Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #221
Peak in subgenre #61
Author
Richard Aberdeen
Rights
2006 Freedom Tracks Music
Uploaded
September 12, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:33
Story behind the song
Inspired by the late Al Sophier, truck driver and later dispatcher, Gallo Wine Company; Commerce, California; based on an article by Washtington Post staff writer Peter Carlson.
Lyrics
Well, he’s a local man, common man, workin’ at the factory A dues-payin’ member, Local any number, tryin’ hard to feed his family Goes to church on Sunday, on time Monday Thanks God when the Friday whistle blows Local man on the blue-collar plan, wonderin’ where the money goes He’s a local man, family man; dog, two kids, a lovin’ wife Since the farm foreclosed, a local club an’ PTA are his life He drives a beat up truck, an old sedan Has a second mortgage on a simple home A local man doin’ what he can to repay each an’ every loan Local man, gettin’ by as best as he can Backbone of the land, local man He’s a loyal American, flies the flag every 4th of July Accepts his lot, don’t complain, rarely questions reasons why Fought in the war, since he came back For his self-worth an’ dignity He’s a local man, well-respected man in the local community Local man, gettin’ by as best as he can Backbone of the land, local man Newspaper says man loses job, kneels with his family to pray Tucks kids in bed, holds the wife close an’ never wakes to see another day Fourth-generation prime farmland Swallowed by a super-mega-mart A God-fearin’ man, man among men, finally died from a broken heart Local man, yeah, gettin’ by as best as he can Backbone of the land, local man Local man, gettin’ by as best as he can Backbone of the land, local man Local man, gettin’ by with them ol’ calloused hands Backbone of the land, local man
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