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Young Man in America

from Impressions by James Lee Baker

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    This 10-song album comes with ten unique interpretive pieces of artwork along with short stories on how the songs influenced the writings and style of James Lee Baker. Recorded in Texas and Colorado by Chris Bell (The Eagles, Christopher Cross) and Christopher J. Bloom (The Fray), this project is a collection of intimate and powerful folk tunes.

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lyrics

My mother gave a mighty shout
Opened her legs and let me out
Hungry as a prairie dog
Young man in America
Young man in America
Hungry, hungry, running every which way
Young man in Americay

I come out like a cannonball
Come of age of alcohol
Raven in a field of rye
With a black and roving eye
Black and roving eye
Ravenous, ravenous
What you got, it's not enough
Young man in America

Oh, shelter, mother shelter,
Mother shelter us
Oooh

My father was a lord of land
My daddy was a repo man
Put me out onto the street
Didn't give a damn for me
Did not give a damn
Daddy, daddy, gonna wish you never had me
I'm a young man

I'm growing right before your eyes
I might grow to such a size
Blow in like a hurricane
Everyone will know my name
Everyone'll know my name
Blowing in, blowing up
Shadow on the mountaintop
Young man in America

credits

from Impressions, released May 6, 2022
Written by Anais Mitchell, Treleven Music
Keyboards: Michael Ramos
Upright Bass: Roscoe Beck
Guitar: Dave Scher
Percussion: Katie Marie
Acoustic and Vocals: James Lee Baker
Backing Vocals: Laurie MacAllister

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