Name: The old granger
Duration: P00H03M49S
Description: Putting oneself into the situation of an aged man, the global economic crisis is surely much worse for someone like him than for most of the population. This is a song about a hard worker that late down the line has been left and forgotten by the system and society

The old granger

from You Better Run by Daddy's Funclub

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Putting oneself into the situation of an aged man, the global economic crisis is surely much worse for someone like him than for most of the population. This is a song about a hard worker that late down the line has been left and forgotten by the system and society

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Like every morning I was going around the county
Trying to get a temp job for my bounty
Checking out if a hired hand was needed for the day
But the foreman said: “Sorry man, try your luck again tomorrow, (I’ve) got nothing for you today”.

It looks like one more dry Monday ahead
Cos' they’d rather sign strongmen or use machines instead
Once I was their henchman exerting till I broke my bones
Pounding their quarry with hand tools, turning it into dust & stones.

Now I’m an old granger standing in a Blue-collar queue
Just a simple peasant waiting in line for my daily claim
I’m an old granger standing in this single-file row
Just a lonely peasant waiting in line to hear my name.

Eli Whitney cotton gin
Ruined the old days of working lean
Everybody hears that giant engine
The motor’s racket & the thunderous din.

Everything turned tougher now that I’m over the hill
Today I worked double to pay my heating bill
Another empty mine, another factory shut down
All resources wasted in this old country town

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from You Better Run, released October 18, 2018

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Daddy's Funclub Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain

Formed in the north of Spain, in the Basque Country, Founder, Asier Crespo, says that AOR is the best way to describe the style of music The music resolves around a mixture of funk, soul, R&B, with a touch of Country making Daddy’s Funclub a more genuine & personalized style of music. ... more

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