A good ol' front portch sing along.
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Story behind the song
This was basically the first fully tracked song I recorded back in December 2007. It was recorded in mono using nothing but an MXL 990. It was fun doing all of the odd percussion and sound effects, plus it has chickens.
Enjoy.
Lyrics
The Government took away my dignity
my debt's become my ball and chain
I used to have rights but its such a pity that
The government took them all away
I just wanna sit in my wooden rocking chair
Relax and read the paper all day
I got no money and I don't think its very fair
Government go away
The Government took away my furniture
I got no place to sit and read
My couch was comfy, where it not I can't be sure
I lost my money-back guarantee
I got no home I got no place to sleep
My Dog ran away with my pickup truck
I got dead skunks rotting in my compost heap
Government you really suck
The Government took away my freedom
Politicians destroyed my state of mind
I remember a time when we didn't need them
But those days are gone ben left behind
I don't like laws I don't like politics
I'm scared of wars cause I hates to fight
And I don't vote cause the candidates are full of it
Government ruined my life
The Government took away my paper
they cut me down said I couldn't read
I don't much care if the civil war's over
cause I think its bout time that I secede
The Government thinks it can run the nation cause
Its big and strong and it ain't polite
But if the Government starts some big confrontation
Then we ain't goin' down without a fight
The government took away my living space
They took my home, my dog, my wife
Them folks got problems and I'll say it right to their face
The Government can't control my life
The Government took away my dignity
My life's become a walk of shame
Things haven't been right since 1950
And that dang government's the one to blame
I just wanna sit in my wooden rocking chair
Relax cause I got no taxes to pay
But my boots got holes and I'm starting to lose my hair
Government go away
Ol' dang Government you sure do know how to make a man bleed and hate his life
The system's got problems and I wish I could show all the trouble you cause with your greed and strife
Thats my Government (Go away)
Thats my Government (Go away)
Yeah thats my government (Go away)
Go away
Go away.