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lyrics

The planet all in space is wheelin'
Through night the refugees are stealin'
The neighbors all have gone
The tramps are campin' on the lawn

They had to tranquilize your mother
We're all afraid of one another
O McMansions of yesteryear
And not one security camera shed a tear?

Time was I thought that we could live like a king
We thought that towers never tumbled
Now winter's comin' and the cold's gonna sting
AndI forgot what to remember

A union organizer dyin'
A new world order baby cryin'
That's how it all began
Then the orders came down from high command

Those were the days, my friend
Now he's got the whole world in his hands

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from American Elegy, released October 19, 2018
Alex Greene: vox, guitars
Marc Franklin: trumpet
John McClure: bass
Paul Buchignani: drums
John Whittemore: pedal steel
Lorette Velvette: bgv

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Alex Greene Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis songwriter Alex Greene builds his tracks on the bedrock of the Rolling Head Orchestra’s horns and pedal steel, mixed with his own primitive jazz interpolations.

Greene is best known for his guitar and keyboard work with the Reigning Sound, Big Ass Truck, Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, and, in NYC, the Kropotkins. ... more

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