Sad State of Affairs
by @mikeb
Liner Notes
Since FAWM I've been busy playing and producing music, but my songwriting has been in a slump - hoping 50-90 will help spark me!
This is the first 'all in one day' song I've written and recorded since FAWM.
Used my new (used) mandolin, new Gretsch bass and my Taylor 314ceBE I got last year.
My first 50-90 song ever!
#americana
#america
#independence day
#mandolin
Lyrics
Sad State of Affairs © Michael J Birch 2022
Oh say can you see
We’re losing our rights
They’ve taken our freedom
Not a chance to fight
Oh say do you feel
The walls closing in
They put bars on our windows
Hoping we don’t notice them
It’s a sad state of affairs
The whole country’s in disarray
It’s a sad state of affairs
No more independence day
Oh say can you hear
The final toll of the bell
No more promise of heaven
Cause we’re on the road to hell
It’s a sad state of affairs
The whole country’s in disarray
It’s a sad state of affairs
No more independence day
And the sunset’s red glare
From more smog than air
Shows the Court doesn’t really care
And automatic guns
Are still sold for fun
As Congress basks in the sun
Oh say can you help
It’s our future under attack
The battle’s just beginning
And we’re not going back
It’s a sad state of affairs
The whole country’s in disarray
It’s a sad state of affairs
No more independence day
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