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Generation Blues
278
Americana
Generation Blues was released on May 7, 2021 by Yep Roc Records as a part of the album Truer Picture
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Release DateMay 7, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM184

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Graham Sharp
Graham Sharp
Banjo
Seth Kauffman
Seth Kauffman
Bass
Matt Smith
Matt Smith
Pedal Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Graham Sharp
Graham Sharp
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Graham Sharp
Graham Sharp
Producer
Seth Kauffman
Seth Kauffman
Producer
Chris Boerner
Chris Boerner
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Down in the basement of an empty house
Selling darkness is an easy pitch
Passing a torch, long-burned out
Hoping nobody flips the switch
[Verse 2]
Cold cinders in my hands, cinders in my pockets
God help me, I remember the flame
Well, the warmth of the embers was gone when I got it
But I got it just the same
[Verse 3]
It's just too far to go in hand-me-down shoes
The generation blues
[Verse 4]
Well, my father was a general, pain in the ass
And I was a private disgrace
I must've huffed a lot of chemicals polishing the brass
'Cause I never could act my age
[Verse 5]
Yeah, choir boys, flyboys, look-you-in-the-eye-boys
Talkin' how the war was won
A black and white photo of the soda pop king
Grinning like a son of a gun
[Verse 6]
And it's just too far to go in these hand-me-down shoes
The generation blues
[Verse 7]
Angels fly, but a saint's gotta walk
Gotta wake up in the morning and choose
Take a little sugar, take a little salt
Go make it on the avenue
[Verse 8]
I got a key in my hand, a key in my pocket
Looking for a room with a view
Well, the door's unhinged and there ain't no lock
And no telling now who's coming through
[Verse 9]
Just too far to go in these hand-me-down shoes
The generation blues
[Verse 10]
Well, the trash got tossed while I was sleeping
Look what these kids can do
What's lost wasn't worth the cost of keeping
So let's just start anew
[Verse 11]
I got nothing in my hands, nothing in my pockets
I threw away the little that's left
Well, if you ain't tried it, don't try to knock it
There's better things up ahead
[Verse 12]
And it's just too far to go in these hand-me-down shoes
The generation blues
Written by: Graham Sharp
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