Asking for America

from Drivin' by Mill Town Rounders

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Music & Lyrics by Josh Olivier-Mason

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The train don’t run here anymore
Not since back before the war
When all the street lamps were lit with kerosene
The valley floated in between
Heaven and earth

The kids still walk home after school
And church on Sunday’s still the rule
And summer sunsets still set the clouds aflame
In every blush I see your name
First and last

But the men can still be cruel
They lay out drinking by the pool
And lie in wait, for someone they can tame
And everyone of them’s the same
First to last

But you don’t belong to anyone, not any small town son, not least of all to me
All your roads lead far away into a brighter day, maybe somewhere by the sea
Somewhere far away from me, And this town

One day in May there’s a parade
God Bless America gets played
We take our pictures then turn to go inside
To find somewhere we can hide
From these crimes

And when the world puts out a call
There’s no one standing here at all
We’re a people lost, afraid, along for the ride
Carried away on the tide
Of these times.

But you don’t belong to anyone, not any small town son, not least of all to me
All your roads lead far away, into a brighter day, maybe somewhere by the sea
Somewhere far away from me, and this town

The train don’t run here anymore
Not since back before this war
And all the street lamps in the world can’t shine a light
Bright enough to quiet
All this dark

You don't come round here no more
So I don't know what I'm asking for
I need to shake off this sleep and turn to fight
So everyone'll have the right to make their mark

That's what I'm asking for
You are what I'm asking for
You are what I'm asking for
Oh, America, I'm asking for you

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from Drivin', track released May 19, 2023
Natalie Carotenuto, bass and vocals
John Harper, guitar
Josh Olivier-Mason, vocals and ukelele
Don Shulsinger, banjo
David Walsh, harmonica
Joy Walsh, vocals

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Mill Town Rounders Boston, Massachusetts

The Mill Town Rounders play acoustic rock, bluegrass, and Americana throughout Massachusetts. Drivin' (2023) is the band's second album of originals and features songs about journeys big and small.

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