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Midtempo acoustic waltz with punk-Irish band kicking in at 0:26. A tender calling back to a broken and violent home.

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I still can remember Pa coming home drunk
With the boys from the Union Hall station
And it's hard to believe all the words that I read
We are living in God's favorite nation
And we knew he was ill from the size of his pills
And he choked on the preacher's salvation
And I know that his blood it still flows in my veins
As I fall for each blue-eyed temptation

And the razorback woman who stood by his side
Is skinny and fixing to die
Oh the razorback woman is calling me home
And she cries
Oh my God how she cries

I was only fourteen and my Dad he was mean
When his face shined a river of sweat
And he started yelling you go straight to hell
And you're young and your ears are still wet
When all the other young boys were showing off their toys
He gave me my first cigarette
And I'd like to say that these were the days
That my sprung lungs won't ever forget

And the razorback woman who stood by his side
Is skinny and fixing to die
Oh the razorback woman is calling me home
And she cries
Oh my God how she cries

I still can remember Pa coming home drunk
With the boys from the Union Hall station

credits

from Mother Country - FYC "Folk Album", released May 11, 2015
Dave Crossland – vocals, acoustic guitar
Peter Adams – all keyboards
Bob Hawkins – electric guitar
Kimon Kirk – electric and acoustic bass
Tom Polce – drums, percussion

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Dave Crossland Los Angeles, California

Dave Crossland and his hard-loved '49 Gibson J-45 are based in LA. No Depression gave Mother Country a “Los Angeles Best of 2014” and the Boston Herald gave his "Pearl" CD a top-10 album spot with Springsteen and Neko Case. Well-seasoned on the indie circuit, Crossland has supported / shared stages with Shawn Colvin, John Waite, Kenny Loggins, Lindsey Buckingham, Rosanne Cash, America, and more... ... more

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