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A New Man's World

from 100 Summers by James Lee Baker

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Sitting in the living room of Robby Hecht in Nashville, I strummed his extensively-used, 50s-era Gibson guitar. I had reached out to him in an ambitious fashion to see if he’d ever be interested in writing a tune together. It was one mission statement that stuck with Robby — “a song about the new world man becoming the old world man”. That experience with him showed me why he’s so fluent in the art of co-writing. Thank you Robby for your time, ideas, perspective, tea, and the idiom dictionary.

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Looking in the mirror
At the grey hairs on my face
I can still remember
The younger man who didn’t have to shave

Now the manager that I work for
Who’s younger than me
The one who signs my paycheck
At the end of the week

I was a new world man
in the days of old
now i’m an old world man
in a new man’s world

Now I can’t follow the new slang
Or even keep up with my phone
Technology connects us all
Together but we’re more alone

The videos, the TV
Only telling bad news
While outside the sun’s still shining
In a sky of blue

I was a new world man
in the days of old
now i’m an old world man
in a new man’s world

There’s safety in the shadows
Of the cynical and afraid
As the world around me changes
With every passing day

But there’s always a choice
Between fear and love
So I’ll embrace the changes
When they come

I was a new world man
in the days of old
now i’m an old world man
in a new man’s world

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from 100 Summers, released September 4, 2020

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