Red Dirt
from Lines and Wires by The Gaslights
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Lyrics:
My daddy came from Georgia
Like his daddy'd come before
Coated with the red dirt dust
And the stink of being poor
On the outskirts of Atlanta
That's where his mama died
Bottle in her hand
My father by her side
Well they shipped him up to Detroit
Then they moved him back down south
Bitter ringing in his ears
And a bad taste in his mouth
Well the family spread the family
Up and down the migrant line
He landed right back in a place
He would've killed to leave behind
You can't knock
The red dirt off
It's in your teeth
It's in your bones
It's in your blood
And that's the cost
You pay for never, never, never going home
Well he grew up tall and crooked
He grew up strong and mean
Eyes deep as the Georgia dark
And full of all they'd seen
And them Southern Baptist Sundays well
They tempered what they could
But the day that child hit seventeen
He was gone for good
Some things you don't get over
Some things you don't outlive
Time can't give them back
Some things you don't forgive
You've been running now for fifty years
And the race cannot be won
You're as much somebody's father now
As you were somebody's son g
My daddy came from Georgia
Like his daddy'd come before
Coated with the red dirt dust
And the stink of being poor
On the outskirts of Atlanta
That's where his mama died
Bottle in her hand
My father by her side
Well they shipped him up to Detroit
Then they moved him back down south
Bitter ringing in his ears
And a bad taste in his mouth
Well the family spread the family
Up and down the migrant line
He landed right back in a place
He would've killed to leave behind
You can't knock
The red dirt off
It's in your teeth
It's in your bones
It's in your blood
And that's the cost
You pay for never, never, never going home
Well he grew up tall and crooked
He grew up strong and mean
Eyes deep as the Georgia dark
And full of all they'd seen
And them Southern Baptist Sundays well
They tempered what they could
But the day that child hit seventeen
He was gone for good
Some things you don't get over
Some things you don't outlive
Time can't give them back
Some things you don't forgive
You've been running now for fifty years
And the race cannot be won
You're as much somebody's father now
As you were somebody's son g
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from Lines and Wires,
track released May 1, 2005
Abigail Henderson: vocals, guitar
Chris Meck: guitar
Johnny Eggerman: bass
Glen Hockemeier: drums
Created over the spring/summer 2005 in Kansas City, MO. Engineereed by Chad Meise, Justin Petosa, and Chris Meck at AudioHut Studio A, KCMO. Mixed by The Dimmer Twins (Justin Petosa and Chris Meck) at West End Recording Studio B, Kansas City, KS. Produced by The Dimmer Twins. Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, Chicago, IL. No animals, Protools, or Autotunes were harmed in the making of these recordings.
Copyright © 2005 Flyover Records, ASCAP.
Abigail Henderson: vocals, guitar
Chris Meck: guitar
Johnny Eggerman: bass
Glen Hockemeier: drums
Created over the spring/summer 2005 in Kansas City, MO. Engineereed by Chad Meise, Justin Petosa, and Chris Meck at AudioHut Studio A, KCMO. Mixed by The Dimmer Twins (Justin Petosa and Chris Meck) at West End Recording Studio B, Kansas City, KS. Produced by The Dimmer Twins. Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, Chicago, IL. No animals, Protools, or Autotunes were harmed in the making of these recordings.
Copyright © 2005 Flyover Records, ASCAP.
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