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Move On Down
Move On Down
I'm an ol blues singer, tryin my best to express
What's in my heart on frets with scars hopin I guess the rest
Did me some time in the big house, caught in a stranger's nest
wasn't raised to be no coward but sorry none the less
Left my country home long ago now I'm facin middle age
Ain't pretendin to be bullet proof or superhero brave
But I got issues with the actors on the worldwide stage
They never hear my little voice but I always hear their rage
(Chorus)
Don't wanna be no role model
No minister nor Priest
Don't wanna preach no drivel
Misleadin young or weak
But I know they'd help the poor
By sharin hordes of wealth
Then move'em down to the part of town
Where heaven turns to hell.
I ain't lookin for sympathy, or a hero's place in stone
An I can't forsake the notion every man should pull his own
Sometimes I drink and try to think about some place unknown
Where preacher guys and senate lies don't rule on lofty thrones
Don't claim to be no genius or sacrificial lamb
Been in the wrong too many times an crawled back out again
But I never lost the reason to help my fellow man
After the resentment I still do the best I can
(Bridge)
I've never levied taxes
Got no mansion on a hill
But I get satisfaction
Without financial thrills
No scams for unsuspecting
No lies for those who pray
I'm livin with connections
To the truth no one can change
(Chorus)
Don't wanna be no role model
No minister nor Priest
Don't wanna preach no drivel
Misleadin young or weak
But I know they'd help the poor
By sharin hordes of wealth
Then move'em down to the part of town
Where heaven turns to hell.
