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Proud American

from An Ape's Progress by Pawlie

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Second advance single from the album "An Ape's Progress" (2021), also included as a pre-order download.

lyrics

Hell and high water
It’s getting hotter
It’s getting harder to breathe
It must be something
But I did nothing
That’s what I wanna believe

Dump in the ocean
Big wheels in motion
That’s what the governments say
Drop in the bucket
So I say…
Let’s hit the midnight buffet!

I’m a proud American
I believe what they teach me on the news
Proud American —
Short attention span is my excuse
I’m better than you
‘Cause I’m an American

Check the horizon
The market’s rising
There’s no reason to save
Tie yellow ribbons
I’ll be forgiven
Here in the home of the brave

Hey take my daughter
Sell me some water
So I can fill up the pool
The poles ain’t frozen
But I’m the chosen
I ain’t nobody’s fool

'Cause I’m a proud American
I believe what they teach me on the news
Proud American —
Short attention span is my excuse
I’m better than you
‘Cause I’m an American

Push comes to shove
When it’s money or love
And the empire’s fading fast
Trillionaires toil
Last barrel of oil
Becomes a thing of the past
This pale blue dot won’t last

I’m a proud American
I believe what they teach me on the news
Proud American —
Short attention span is my excuse
I’m better than you
It don’t matter what you can do
I’m better than you
‘Cause I’m an American
Proud American

credits

from An Ape's Progress, released August 13, 2021
Produced by Pawlie and Thom Flowers
Mixed by Thom Flowers at Hi-Volt Sound
Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering

Pawlie — Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percussion
Jake Hayden — Drums (and certified Master of the Click™)
Dean Dinning — Bass, Organ
Mike Keneally — Electric Guitar
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. — Piano, Synths
Libby Patten — Backing Vocals

Written by Pawlie
© 2018 Mr. Potato Head Music (ASCAP)
℗ 2021 Flying Meatloaf Records

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Pawlie Santa Barbara, California

Pawlie’s original brand of acoustic/electric music draws upon rock, jazz, folk, and progressive influences.

Album releases include Pawlie (1994), The Small Time (1998), Little Green Man (2011), and An Ape’s Progress (2021).

Pawlie lives in Santa Barbara with his wife Libby, and their pampered feline, Penny.
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