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Hitchin bi***in Blues
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This is one of those songs that all hitchhikers are singing to themselves on the side of the road. I just happened to write mine down.
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I am a solo musician. I mostly do the girl with guitar thing; acoustic blues is what I usually call it, but the terms acoustic folk or alternative country would do as well. I really only sound like a country artist because my voice has an Oklahoma/Ozarks kinda twang to it, and I do tend to sound a little countryish at times, but these days saying you're a country artist is almost the same thing as saying you're a republican right-wing evangelical southerner, which ain't me! I'm a cynical old hippie living in the country, defying most people's preconceived ideas about what I am.
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Charts
Peak #199
Peak in subgenre #38
Author
Lucky Jean
Rights
2006
Uploaded
August 15, 2008
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MP3 2.0 MB 128 kbps 2:09
Story behind the song
I've hitchhiked all over the country, from long distance to short hops to the next town. Sometimes the short trips are the hard ones. It's not always as bad as people make it out to be, but it can be frustrating when you don't get picked up.
Lyrics
I'm standing on the roadside, trying to hitch a ride and Nobody much is picking me up today Do I look like some killer you saw last night on TV? Why are you pretending not to see me? Do I look dangerous or strange? Are you afraid I'll ask for your spare change? Am I that disgusting just 'cuz I ain't got no car? Give me a break and get me to town, It's just a few miles down, And I swear that I'll be harmless if you are. Why you want to drive that great big car all by yourself down the road for When it could hold more? I can see you, I can tell that you're the only person riding in there, Don't you care? Is it 'cuz you're running drugs? Do we look like ugly thugs? Yuppie, I just ain't got all that money like you do Redneck in that pickup truck I know why you won't pick me up Your TV and your mama told you not to If hitchin was respectable, legal and free, Think how many less cars in the world there could be. Them planetary parasites are gonna suck the world dry So why you want to look down on me when you're driving by? I know we still need our cars to get around but I don't always own one of my own Someday when I do I'll stop if ever I see you standing out there on that road Save my planet and save my shoes If you're a-drivin' a car why don't you pay your dues I need a ride and I'm out here singing the hitchin b*** in blues.
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