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lyrics
So cold,
The roads are long and the pace is slow,
Conversation is halting,
Like our pace here in the snow,
It's dark and it's quiet,
The tables are free,
It's Middle America
And sometimes it's the middle of me,
Not another plant,
But not home territory
History
The European Spanish and working men,
California dreaming,
But through an altogether different lens,
Ghost of Doc & The Boys,
Respected though once defaced,
50's courtesy,
Beauty, calm and grace,
Surprised to be at home.
Home, an imagined place.
So bored,
The forced false smiles are fooling no one,
Here in Convention Town,
We take your money and offer plastic fun,
It's slow and aloof,
The hospitality myth,
Ship 'em in and ship 'em out,
An experience to miss,
Slap the card down,
I wouldn't sign up to this.
Just when I think I - have it clear in my head,
They really think it's their flag to which we aspire?
There's another - unravelled thread,
We get angry and tortured by so much to admire.
Identikit,
Strip Malls and concrete just everywhere,
Drive don't walk,
No signature, you could be anywhere,
Service with TM,
And a lawsuit to file,
The corporation's working
To own every mile,
It's this that we import
There is no denial.
Just give in,
Resistance is futile, embrace,
24 hour day,
No inside or outside or night or day,
Sights imported,
If you want it it's here,
The air is regulated,
The refill will appear,
We'll pipe in everything,
An on- tap atmosphere.
Just when I think I have it clear in my head, (May not need a passport to stay,)
They really think it's their flag to which we aspire? (Or approval so do it anyway,)
There's another unravelled thread, (But from Cannery Row to The Garden State)
We get angry and tortured by so much to admire (From frenetic to sedate - it's every colour.)
It's a race,
To enter you need the best of everything,
It has the measure of you,
Exaggerate and sprint to win,
But off the main street,
Is a different place,
Full of surprises,
Of sounds and smells and taste,
By invitation only,
Mr NY face.
Just when I think I have it clear in my head, (May not need a passport to stay,)
They really think it's their flag to which we aspire? (Or approval so do it anyway,)
There's another unravelled thread, (But from Cannery Row to The Garden State)
We get angry and tortured by so much to admire (From frenetic to sedate - it's every colour.)
credits
from A Long Valley,
track released May 1, 2014
Written by Nick Fuller
Arranged and played by Nick Fuller and Paul Midcalf
Produced by Paul Midcalf
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