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4A] Caught Between the Man and Motor City

from Dead Dogs, Cold Shoulders (EP, 2013) by The Grains

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Written by Mike Regrets
Performed by The Grains

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Well my number came up, but my uncle pulled some strings
the day my cousin shipped out i was deployed in washington
they call it the national guard, but damned if i know why
all we did was face down kids like us
kids who didn't want to die in vietnam

but come july of '67 everything changed
the anger on the street boiled over into outrage
never thought that i could wish i'd gone to 'nam
till i was heading down 12th st. with a rifle in my arm
marching, thinking

I'd rather be in saigon than motor city
better a hell half a world away then the one in my hometown
i'd rather be in saigon than motor city
rather be drawing fire than watching flames bring my city down

Who's right in our fight with charley
ain't really a concern of mine
but when the shits going down in my city
don't put me on the wrong side of the line

motor city
motor city is burning
and there ain't nothing
ain't nothing that i can do

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from Dead Dogs, Cold Shoulders (EP, 2013), released November 12, 2013

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The Grains New Brunswick, New Jersey

Andrew 'Big A' Edelhauser- bass, vocals
Scott Kenny - guitars, vocals
Blake Larsen - drums, percussion
Mike Regrets - guitars, vocals
Dragana Drobnjak - organ

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