Goodbye Great Society

by The Dustbowl Daddies

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Goodbye Great Society

They told you if you are too kind
You cannot help the ones who fall behind
One’s future is self-defined

If competing wills define a life
Then diamond-hearts use force to keep their shine
To hold the thin red line

But if there is no society
No bond attaches you to me
And all we share is greed

If giving only breeds deceit
Then love’s another culture of defeat
And to receive we must compete

Goodbye Great Society, welcome to the Brave New World
The future’s been retold
Our common dream foreclosed
Now what we want is what we’re sold

With laissez-faire fidelities,
And boom and bust economies of love
No mined-out hearts of gold
Return with what they stole

If hearts are all competitors
Love is just another game to win
Hold your cards close to the end

They'll say self interest rules the mind
But cruelest smiles can be perceived as kind
When they praise the prince of lies

They’ll tell you that the past is gone
Then claim the future for their own
History’s built but memory’s sold

They’ll tell us something old is new
And sell us change like it’s the only truth
As they break your heart in two

Goodbye Great Society, welcome to the Brave New World
The future’s been retold
Our common dream foreclosed
Now what we want is what we’re sold

With laissez-faire fidelities,
And boom and bust economies of love
No mined-out hearts of gold
Return with what they stole

Our bridges falling down, phoney victims steal the crown
Loud voices shout us down, angry pulpits steal the hour

credits

released July 23, 2020
Paul "Hank Goodfellow" Tyler: Lead Vocals, Guitar
Paul "The Duke" Saurette: Backup Vocals, Guitars, Trumpet
Robert "Rev. Ezekiel" Sparling: Banjo, backup vocals
Mat "Fingers" Paterson: Telecaster
Kevin "Buddy Thumper" Grignon: Bass
Lee "Stumpy" Jacobs: Percussion
Chris "Black Lung" Leite: Drums
Music and Lyrics: Paul Tyler
Recording Engineer: Dave Draves, Little Bullhorn Studio, Ottawa
Artwork: Patrick Hinds
patrickhinds.com

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The Dustbowl Daddies Ottawa, Ontario

For The Dustbowl Daddies, music is about bringing people together. Combining four-voice harmony with an acoustic/electric folk feel, backed up with old-time banjo, mandolin, Telecaster twang and swinging trumpet, we write high energy, upbeat tunes that get people moving. ... more

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