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New American Blues

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NEW AMERICAN BLUES

Your friends kicked you out – yeah, you got caught,
‘Cause you spent the rent on pills and pot,
You came home late and all the doors were locked,
Cause all these friends you thought were friends were not,
Your friends… so much.

So you go it alone ‘n live outa your car,
But you crash and burn – ya don’t get too far,
You wake up one day and you’re on the street,
With a grocery cart and a sign that reads,

Hey, Bro, I got the new American blues,
I’m walking around with no shoes through Eden,
I’m just trying to stop the bleedin’,
Yeah, I… rock the new American blues,
I’m out here paying my dues - I’m just jamming,
Just trying to find what happened here,
What happened here.

Oh, so you pitch a tent ‘neath the freeway ramp,
Trade a bag a rocks for a Coleman lamp,
You lay your sleepin’ bag where it aint too damp,
And try to block out all that freeway noise but can’t...
So much.

Yeah, you had a job but couldn’t hold it,
You had a car but then you rolled it,
You had a phone and then you sold it,
To buy a stolen bike and some ass stole it.

Dude, you’ve got the new American blues,
You’re walking around with no shoes thru Eden
Just trying to stop the bleedin’.
Yeah, you… rock the new American blues
You’re playing this shit with no cues
Just jammin’ – just trying to find what happened here,
What happened here.

Some give you a buck - some give you the finger,
Some wish you luck but please don’t linger,
They say get a life, get a job, get help, get away from me,
Get somewhere else ~ anywhere else.

Well, you got ripped off ‘n held a grudge,
You pulled a knife – faced a judge,
Who lectured you about self respect,
While he checked his watch and yawned when you said…

Judge, I’ve got the new American blues
I’m walking around with no shoes – I’m not eaten,
I’m just trying to not get beaten,
Yeah, I… got the new American blues,
I’m working it out with no clues,
I’m just rappin’ – just trying to find what happened here,
What happened here.

Well we tell ourselves that they should change,
They only have themselves to blame,
And God will catch the ones that slip,
The strung out kid who cannot quit,
The single mom that’s ill equipped,
The schizophrenic off his shit,
The crippled vet that took a hit,
The aging couple we evict,
The kids that play in Johnson Creek,
The ones we’d just as soon forget that say…

Man, we got the new American blues,
We’re walking around with no shoes thru Eden,
We’re just trying to stop the bleedin’,
Yeah, Dude, we rock the new American blues,
We’re out there paying our dues
We’re just jammin’ – just trying to find what happened here,
What happened here, what happened here… what happened here… What happened here…

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from New American Blues, released September 15, 2019

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Marv & Rindy Ross/ Quarterflash ; Koonce-Ross-Fraser Portland, Oregon

Rindy and Marv Ross have been playing together since getting married in 1971. Best known for their five Top 40 hits in Quarterflash including their iconic hit, "Harden My Heart", the Rosses have garnered gold and platinum albums and were inducted into Oregon's Music Hall of Fame. Koonce -Ross-Fraser's "New American Blues" won album of the year - 2021 Oregon Music Hall of Fame. ... more

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