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No Man's Son (with Bret Alexander)
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A retelling of the dark life of Charles Manson
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BOB DYLAN meets TOM PETTY, ERIC ANDERSEN, and WEIRD AL - in church.
Lex Zaleta is a talented and prolific songwriter from Pennsylvania who moved twelve hours nearer to Nashville in August of 2004. He has songs available in many genres: CHRISTIAN, COMEDY/NOVELTY, COUNTRY, COUNTRY ROCK, FOLK, FOLK ROCK, ROCK, and SPOKEN WORD. Mr. Jan Destner from Sweden has performed, produced, and recorded some of Lex's work: "Filling in for Jesus," "How Much Does It Cost to Be Free?," "The Great Gray Sky," "It's Daddy's War," "Walking Dead, "A Bedtime Prayer," and "Medusa's Wild (The Snake Eyes Song)." Kephas, an exceptional artist from Miami, has released a full album of Lex's "religious" songs titled LZ. King Arthur, a highly original talent from Phoenix, has released REX Z, and Bret Alexander of the Badlees has released two all-acoustic albums of Lex's work, THE PLEASURES THAT LAST and INTO MY LIFE. Lex's own albums include TAKE A GOOD LOOK, THE EDGE OF SOMEWHERE, THE CROP, LAST TOMORROW, FILLING IN FOR JESUS, THE "QUITE A HANDFUL" COMPILATION, TOUGH'S NOT ENOUGH, WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO?, SHADOW PEOPLE, THIS IS WHO I AM, STILL, ONE FROM EVERY ALBUM, ASKING FOR FOREVER, SAY SOMETHING IN POETRY, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, THE KEY, SIGNS AND WONDERS, SMALL TRACES OF TRUTH, FREE, TWO FROM SEVEN COMPILATION, THIS CUP, THIS IS WHO I AM: Volume Two, LEX'S LAUGH TRACKS, THE HOPIN' ROAD, TWENTY FROM TEN Compilation, STATE OF THE UNION, LEFT BEHIND, THIS IS WHO I AM: Volume Three, PLAYING THE GHOST, WRITTEN IN STONE, TWENTY FROM TEN Volume Two Compilation, I WANT TO BE THERE, EVERYMAN, QUIET IN THE COURTROOM, THE LAST, and MADE IN HEAVEN. All of these albums are distributed through Tunecore, CDBaby, and Indigoboom to the major online music stores like iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, AmazonMP3, Spotify, and Napster - or you may visit the Album Store at ... www.LexZaleta.com ...
Song Info
Charts
#775 in subgenre Peak #28
Charts
Peak #170
Author
Bret Alexander and Lex Zaleta
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Lex Zaleta
Uploaded
January 20, 2011
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MP3 7.2 MB 320 kbps 3:09
Story behind the song
The decades have faded, but the memory of the evils of the Manson Family remains vivid
Lyrics
NO MAN’S SON He was born with no name, No parents to speak of. No wife that he could blame For his lifelong streak of Bad, bad breaks. The law gave him a home – A number and a cell in Which to sing his poems, Dwell on a felon’s Past mistakes. We all say, “Sorry, Charlie, You’re not the fortunate one, You’ll live and die in prison, You son of a no man’s son.” They tell him when to rise And when he can turn in. They look into his eyes And see witches burnin’ At the stake. He said he gave the poor What he ripped from the rich, Until his mystery tour Was ended by a snitch On the take. We all say, “Sorry, Charlie, You’re not the fortunate one, You’ll live and die in prison, You son of a no man’s son.” Now he’s up for parole Every couple of years; It seems his only goal Is to rekindle fear And heartache. When you see him on TV, Don’t begin to tremble. Look closely and you’ll see How his eyes resemble Eden’s snake’s. We all say, “Sorry, Charlie, You’re not the fortunate one, You’ll live and die in prison, You son of a no man’s son.” Copyright © 2002 Lex Zaleta
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