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Land of the Red, White and Cruel

from Family Traditions by Aron Blue

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Land of the Red, White and Cruel

40 children learning from one teacher
Are they learning anything at all
All the bridges are falling down
Empty houses in broken towns
and the TV tells us it's our neighbor's fault

Land of the Red, White and Cruel
I hate to say it, but I can't stop thinking that it's true
Goddamn Uncle Sam, what'd we all ever do to you
Land of the Red, White and Cruel

And all those churches teaching their political religion
Seem to think that God's another 3rd rate politician
punishing the poor for being poor
is that what God is for
I thought the poor were blessed in his name

Land of the Red, White and Cruel
I hate to say it, but I can't stop thinking that it's true
Goddamn Uncle Sam, what'd poor folk ever do to you
Land of the Red, White and Cruel

I know there are places in this country
where I could not safely sing this song
but what makes me even sadder
are the places where it don't matter
it seems our hearts are getting harder
even as the sky gets darker
it ain't just the outside of us gone wrong

Land of the Red, White and Cruel
I hate to say it, but I can't stop thinking that it's true
But Uncle Sam ain't a real man, the cruelty comes from me and you
Land of the Red, White and Cruel

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from Family Traditions, released August 1, 2011

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Aron Blue has performed at NYC venues like Bowery Electric, The Bitter End, and the Brooklyn Americana Music Festival 2016 and 2017.

On the west coast, she has performed at venues such as The Viper Room in Los Angeles in 2018.

Since releasing her first album in 2016, she has toured coffeehouses, dive bars, and pubs across the nation on an Amtrak Rail Pass while honing her sound. ... more

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