Lady Liberty

from I'll Take It With Me by Luke Callen

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Recorded at Toy Car Studios
Lyrics and Instrumentation by Luke Callen
Six String Acoustic guitar
Six String Electric guitar
Percussive guitar

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See that girl dancing to the atom bomb
Oh she loves the sound of his song
and when them big ol' planes they fly on by
she raises her hands to the sky
see them bombs exploding
all over the ocean
but nobody really knowing the reason why

she shakes her hips to that minstrel show
as leaders parade around the globe
and her dress it moves oh so sweet
to the deserts hissing heat
wherever the rivers are burning
the poor folk are yearning
while the profits are turning around

her mamma taught her oh so well
to see between both heaven and hell
and if you ain't a dancing right
you'll be lonely every night
so watch them brave men fighting
you see them dying
but no one really crying anyhow

But someday that girl she run out of luck
she'll keep on dancing till she gets stuck
and it's then she'll finally see
what it really means to be free
from them bombs exploding
all over the ocean
but nobody really knowing why

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from I'll Take It With Me, released October 28, 2017

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Luke Callen Minneapolis, Minnesota

Luke Callen is originally from the river town of La Crosse, WI-the heart of the Driftless Region-and currently lives in Minneapolis, MN by way of Colorado. A teller of tall tales and a singer of short tunes-Luke lugs around a couple of guitars-a few harmonicas and even a banjo if he has to. A simple writer and liver who cares more about his cast irons than he does about his interweb streams. ... more

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