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Blue State Boy

from Blue State Boy by Donal Hinely

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lyrics

My neighbors call me a liberal
But I just want to live free
They wave the flag and demand my allegiance
And use fear to silence me

I'm a blue state boy, just a little out of place
Such a blue state boy living in a red state

Then they ran off with Jesus
While he was preaching to the poor
They dress him up in their so called family values
Then send his children off to war

I'm a blue state boy just about to suffocate
Such a blue state boy living in a red state

It's a world out of kilter
Where everything leans to the Right
Where people say "These colors don't run"
And all they see is black and white

I'm a blue state boy, maybe I should emigrate
Such a blue state boy living in a red state

Above the hills in North Dakota
And the fields in Oklahoma
In the big sky of Montana
Over apple pie in Indiana
Upon the plains of Missouri
And sunlit lanes in Tennessee
In the arms of twilight overhead
Flies the old red white and red
Sometimes I dream of Illinois
God help a blue state boy
God help a blue state boy

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from Blue State Boy, released January 22, 2008
Donal Hinely--acoustic guitar, vocals
David Henry--cello, violin, organ

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Donal Hinely Nashville, Tennessee

In 1994, Hinely left his hometown of Denton, TX and moved to Nashville. A prolific writer and recording artist, he has 17 albums to his credit including the folk chart topping Giants (2005). Hinely also entertains thousands of people each year at festivals and street fairs playing his glass harmonica. He learned to play the instrument from his late brother Terry, a self-taught master of the art. ... more

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