sorry state

by Philip Labes

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I grew up in Florida
and I thought it was fine
i loved Publix, Universal
even loved I95

Back then it was prejudiced
But a little bit more kind
Back then they still pretended
There was no child left behind

What a lousy state when there’s no sunshine
Leaving all those kids out in the rain
When you legislate away all of the sunshine
Florida, my stupid sorry state

Well I'm in California
Land of tans and parking fines
They won’t let you sleep on benches
But they’ll hand you picket signs

And all things things being equal
At least they pretend they’re kind
And the method acting is so good
That they believe the lines

Well it ain't a golden state if we’re just hoarding
Leaving all these folks out in the rain
We’ll give anything except room and boarding
California my stupid sorry state

I live in America and there are things I like so much
I like our mountains, and our oceans
And our cross-the-country trucks
And our bounty’s never bigger
And we’re fully out of touch
We'll keep bombing kids in Gaza 'til the whole world self-destructs

Well we ain’t God’s country if we act ungodly
Letting children stand out in the rain
So I guess this is my way of saying sorry
For America, my stupid, sorry state...

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released June 5, 2024
mix by Mike Bouska

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