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Votin' Blue
02:43
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I head out on my tractor in the morning
She runs just like those red tail deer do
I see those colors like right brand new before me
Cause green is a mix of yellow and blue
Chorus:
I’m votin’ blue
True as the sky
I’m votin’ blue
With a tear in my eye
I’ve come around to see
That I can be
A proud blue-votin’ kind of guy
I hit the links at 2:00 with my buddies
We crack a cold one at the end of the day
I see our cans raised up in front of me
Majestic blue mountains and Pabst blue ribbon
Chorus:
I’m votin’ blue
True as the sky
I’m votin’ blue
With a tear in my eye
I’ve come around to see
That I can be
A proud blue-votin’ kind of guy
Red just never was my color
With my complexion it never worked
Save it for the squirrels and the cardinals
I have a duty to this country and that’s a job I’ll never shirk
To keep immigrant children cage free
To lift people out of poverty by taxing billionaires fairly
To help queer folx live with dignity
To pass laws on gun safety
To let women and their bodies be
To eradicate white supremacy
To keep the world from heating up two degrees
I have this duty to my country
To be a proud blue-votin’
A proud blue-votin’
This November I’ll be votin’
Yes a proud blue-votin’ kinda guy
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Alizarin
03:41
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She was like a sunset
Like sailor’s delight
I was young when we first met
So she played me just right
Talked to me about the countryside
My family, my farm
Never thought that she had nothing to hide
Never thought she’d do me harm
Chorus:
Oh Alizarin they called her
She was brave she was strong
Alizarin, my darlin’
How come you did me so wrong
I let you into my life
But you never really loved me at all
I fell in love with Alizarin
And Alizarin broke my heart
She promised me safety
She promised me faith
When she couldn’t give me either
She couldn’t look me in the face
My dear I’m disappointed
My dear I’m surprised
My Alizarin you’re not who I thought
Now I’m seeing with fresh eyes
Chorus:
Oh Alizarin I called her
She was brave she was strong
Alizarin, my darlin’
How come you did me so wrong
I let you into my life
But you never really let down your walls
I fell in love with Alizarin
And Alizarin broke my heart
I’m fallin’ out of your spell
I’m starting to see
All the promises you did tell
You never really cared about me
I see now you weren’t good for
My farm or my land
My new love treats me nicely
We walk hand in hand
My new girl’s truth and kindness
Eyes like waves on the shore
She loves me completely
I’m blue about Alizarin no more
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Fatherland
03:10
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Well 1965 was the year
All women got the right to vote
Now it’s 2020 here
And what’ve we got to show
With the country’s presidents
The patriarchs prevail
Out of the white house residents
All forty-five are male
Chorus:
Don’t worry mama
I’m still keepin’ my faith
Through all this drama
And sexism showin its face
Someday mama I’ll getcha a house
Its shutters painted white
Little bit nicer than what you got now
And it’s about damn time
Don’t worry mama
I’ll keep fightin true
Until someday mama
Our president looks like you
Super Tuesday got me feelin down
The democrats are warrin’
Looks like another man comin’ around
But I’m still thinkin bout Liz Warren
I’m tired of this father’s land
Even a good one like Obama
We keep searchin for another dad
When this country needs a Mamola
Chorus:
Don’t worry mama
I’m still keepin’ my faith
Through all this drama
And sexism showin its face
Someday mama I’ll getcha a house
Its shutters painted white
Little bit nicer than what you got now
And it’s about damn time
Don’t worry mama
I’ll keep fightin true
Until someday mama
Our president looks like you
I’m worried mama
I won’t live to see
A woman like you
Leading this country
This fight is draining
I’ll only sleep tonight
Knowing someday mama
We will win this fight
Knowing someday mama
By our motherland we’ll do right
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State of Verbama Boston, Massachusetts
We're Mark Maines and LeRoy Hunt, a socially distanced country duo split between our home states. Our favorite color is blue.
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