The Ballad of Dayton King, Mayor of Gloversville, NY

from I Shoot From The Heart And Don't Aim by Ryan Spilken

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Who would have even pictured it
Never before seen on the face of the earth
Except when it happened before

On a cold, clear day
Somewhere in America
A wave swells up
And swallows the modern world

It's a hard time
and a long road
what a steep climb
with this heavy load

Did you see it?
Someone had to have seen it
You couldn't miss it on the faces
of the unwashed dumbstruck below
on a cold clear day
somewhere in America
the people pulled a lever and swallowed the modern world

It's a hard time
and a long road
what a steep climb
with this heavy load

Outside your window
The middle of Summer
The waters are rising
Time to take over

Why didn't you try to stop it
Couldn't you see it upfront
Did any of us think of the children
Who'd want the lesson they got

On a cold clear day
Somewhere in America
The waste is backing up
And poisoning all of the world

It's a hard time
and a long road
what a steep climb
with this heavy load

Outside your window
The middle of Summer
The waters are rising
Time to take over

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from I Shoot From The Heart And Don't Aim, released November 27, 2020

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