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Pee Wee's Standuppity Blues

from High Holy Hills by Poor Player

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    4-panel digipak with original cover design by Marija Franetovic. Includes free download of bonus track, 'Motor City'.

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lyrics

well i tried to take a moral stand
but i guess i didn't understand
the way the world works

in the fifteenth century
an Athenian could declare himself free
but what about them ottoman turks?

so am i saying then just give in
scrape by to make a living
and just dream about them heavenly perks? No--

fight on, fight on
through the night
until the dawn
well it won't be long, no, it won't be long
till all their might is proven wrong

But oppressed become not the oppressor
Holy man play not the hellraiser
On the level with the devil that you pray against

Rich man, ye’ll be stripped poor
Tower high you’ll be brought low
As they rail against the decadence

Babylon lay down your guns
Jerusalem free your slums—
Tell me, why must a good neighbor make a good fence?

To fight on, to fight on
Till the night
Becomes the dawn
Will it be long, will it be long--
till all their might is proven wrong?
(now play the song, yeah, here we go)

well i tried to take a moral stand
but i guess i didn't understand enough
to just give thanks

in the 21rst century
an American can declare himself free
but what about—-well you fill in the blanks

so am i saying then just give in
scrape by, try and grin
and just praise heaven that you ain’t in front of the tanks?

That fight on, that fight on
Through the night
until the dawn
Is it gonna be long, is it gonna be long
till all we might become comes along?
(now come on along, here we go)

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from High Holy Hills, released January 1, 2015

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Poor Player Detroit, Michigan

Motor City folk rock Americana born of beverages, Poor Player takes to the stage with a hopped up grab bag of American riddles and laments. Saluting the guy flying a sign beside the highway exit, zigzagging through the post-industrial prairie, Poor Player is all about finding the roots beneath the rubble, the green beneath the ruin, the folk in the f*d up, & the beauty in the city gone to seed. ... more

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