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Non (A French Song)

from We Can Do Anything by The Gated Community

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Answer song to the great Terry Allen's masterly "Oui (A French Song)."

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Oh, no, no
No, no, no

It was twenty years ago today
Was lookin' at the TV, and I heard the man say
Said the frond-, plaster-palm-makin' factory
It was gone
Down to Juarez, then to Guangzhou

Well, I was sittin' on my livin' room sofa
Puttin' down some pills, and rollin' El Dopa, with soda
Well, I ain't gonna whore on the factory floor no more
in LA or Maricopa

Hell, art is the only thing I got
Now that the factory ain't here
There ain't much left for a regular guy
Guess I'll drink another beer

I used to work all day 'til my hands were tired
I wasn't thinkin' 'bout the job
But my two-bit boss tried to get me fired, he said
I was just a stinkin' slob
But it don't matter much no more

Well I told my wife I'd like to sing her a song
She looked at me funny, then she said, "So long."
She was tired of a man who was sittin' around at home
While she was out workin' with the old folks

Now I'm here in my house, I tried to mow my lawn
It ain't quite the same, now my baby is gone
And the check in the mail ain't coverin' much of my pain
That old philosophy...

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from We Can Do Anything, released May 8, 2015
words by Sumanth Gopinath, music by The Gated Community
copyright 2015

Paul Hatlelid: lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Katie Williams: backing vocals
Scott Williams: backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Sumanth Gopinath: backing vocals, electric bass
Teresa Gowan: fiddle
Rosie Harris: banjo
Johnny Becker: piano
Cody Johnson: drums

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The Gated Community is a country/bluegrass/Americana band with rock influences based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota and has been in existence since early 2006.

Bandmembers: Sumanth Gopinath
Rosie Harris
Beth Hartman
Paul Hatlelid
Cody Johnson
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