Answer song to the great Terry Allen's masterly "Oui (A French Song)."
lyrics
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...
credits
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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Bandmembers: Sumanth Gopinath
Rosie Harris
Beth Hartman
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