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it don’t have to trouble me and you
the country boys will do the fighting
now that fighting’s all a country boy can do
we got a handle on it this time
no one’s gonna tell us we were wrong
we won’t let the cameras near the fighting
that way we won’t have another Vietnam
(chorus)
no one knows, ‘cause no one sees
no one cares, ‘cause no one knows
no one knows, ‘cause no one sees it on TV
she works a checkpoint in the city
choking on the gravel dust and smog
she knows not to stop the black Suburban
those guys will run you down just like a dog
the KBR man knows her trailer
he hips her to some recon that he’s found
says he’ll be coming by for a late inspection
and there’d best not be no soldier boy around
(chorus)
(bridge)
don’t they look just like on “SEAL Team”
Lord don’t they look the best
when we trot them out at halftime
or the seventh inning stretch
they stand up in their uniforms and help us sell the show
dying by their own hands for reasons we don’t know
we got an operation going on
it don’t have to trouble you and me
a KBR man cooks a T-bone
a soldier’s choking down an MRE
we just go on about our business
drop the kids off at the mall
play the Black Ops on the laptop
and don’t make too big a fuss about it all
supported by 130 fans who also own “Operation Never Mind”
The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
supported by 120 fans who also own “Operation Never Mind”
Wonderful... some of Hiatt's best songs are here. I've been a fan since Riding with the King. This is gloriously played, too. What a band. anthonytoner
supported by 109 fans who also own “Operation Never Mind”
Just a warm, easy listen. The love for the songs is apparent. Takes me back to days spent working on my car in the driveway in SoCal. Hope they do another one cause I'm gonna wear this on out. Aloha beauishere
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023