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Like Dustbowl Refugees (Sam & Billy)

from Quarter Life Crisis Haircut by Brittany Ann Tranbaugh

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Sam met Billy on her college campus
He said “I’m one of those old-fashioned men,
I’ve got a song for you pretty lady”
She thought Jesus, here I go again

God damn these boys from the suburban Northeast
Dressin’ like Dustbowl Refugees
Strumming on their great grandpas’ old banjos
Making a silly little mess out of me

He likes to sing ‘bout freight train jumpin’
She’s seen him driving in his Honda Accord
He likes to sing ‘bout Lord have mercy
Only been to church maybe three times, four

God damn these boys from the suburban Northeast
Dressin’ like Dustbowl Refugees
Strumming on their great grandpas’ old banjos
Making a silly little mess out of me

He likes to sing about trouble, trouble
His only trouble’s when his iPhone breaks
He likes to sing about devil women
Omits the fact that they’re his Tinder dates

God damn these boys from the suburban Northeast
Dressin’ like Dustbowl Refugees
Strumming on their great grandpas’ old banjos
Making a silly little mess out of me

She knows that he’s not the real deal
I guess he sings it like he means it
The music suits his tenor, tenor
But then again, who’s the real deal anymore?
You can be whoever you wanna be
Just buy the accessories at the store

God damn these boys from the suburban Northeast
Dressin’ like Dustbowl Refugees
Strumming on their great grandpas’ old banjos
Making a silly little mess out of me

And all his songs are like one, one, four, one
One, one, one to the five to the one
Hey! Ho!

Hey Sam, these boys aren’t much worse than me
I did some thinking baby now I see
If you’re playing folk music in this century
You’re probably culturally appropriating somebody

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from Quarter Life Crisis Haircut, released April 8, 2022

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