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So Long Sonoran (Demolition Recordings)

by Michael Lee Hodges

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1.
Lost Man Found 06:38
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Born in a dry desert valley surrounded by towers of stone hardened by hear work and sorrow I left my family and I left my home I left my family and my home Im east word bound and down and I aint comming back to this town east ward bound and down and I aint comming back to this town well I aint comming back to this down I wandered the veins of the great states slept beneath the stars and through rain from the colorado rockies to the great lakes the black hills of wyoming to the oklahoma plains the black hills and the oklahoma plains Im know where now to be found Im alone with the wind and her howl Im know where now to be found im alone iwht the wind and her howl im alone with the wind and her howl I know that sting of the black top the burning of rubber and oil I sang with the steel rail at midnight one song of many that nearly took my life one song that nearly took my life I was thrown to the ground like a hound a piece of me left in every town thrown to the ground like a hound a piece of me left in every town a piece of me left in every town well now I sit beneath that giants dougfir and cedar and pine ponderin the wisdom of the old growth making a home for my child and for my wife a home for my child and for my wife Im northwest now and sound a lost man can always be found Im northwest now and sound a lost man can always be found ya a lost man can always be found
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Brothers Lament 06:16
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Do you remember when we were young when we were young is that what you call fun when we were young when we were young from what I recall there was damage done oh the damage that was done one man in prison and the other holding both ends of the gun breath it in my friend oh breath it in youve got to win youve got to win breath it in my friend oh breath it in this is not the end this is not the end can you tell me what its like all those sounds all of those sounds does it drive a good man mad all those mouths i mean all of those mouths and do you still talk to God or is it to loud is it to loud and does the methamphetamine still help you drown it out drown it out breath it in my friend oh breath it in youve got to win youve got to win breath it in my friend oh breath it in this is not the end this is not the end Do you remember when we were yound when we were young and will you forgive me for the damage done all the damage done and when you go out will it be just like the arizona sun brightest of all and more beautiful than anyone breath it in my friend oh breath it in youve got to win youve got to win breath it in my friend oh breath it in this is not the end this is not the end
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Labor 05:11
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These hands were stackers of stone builders of brick walls and homes they crafted arches like statues of gold and turned giant boulders into roads i mastered the bow twist and crown and i brought my swift hammer down like old john henry it will be the death of me Ill be workin till they lay me in the ground I wrapped the tops of steeples and halls and ive seen to many good men fall when the roof reflects the sun it reflects my heart proof of how i have gone yeah and i gauruntee there aint no tougher man than me no one braver than the welders of steel cause we know the jolt of electricity yeah and we know how the saw blade fills yeah and i gauruntee there aint no tougher man than me no one braver than the welders of steel cause we know the jolt of electricity yeah and we know how the saw blade fills
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Black Rock 04:37
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The black rocks are a burnin and it fills my soul im sitting in the shade of the saguaro that son is gonna kill me and shed my skin so i scrape across the stones just like the rattle snake did and theres venom in those teeth and theres thorns in those trees and the water is poisonous to drink The trail is long and lonesome and the canyon tall and steep the gravels always loose there yeah it slips beneath your feet your mind will tend to wander drifting off to sleep down into the canyon one thousand meters deep and theres venom in those teeth and theres thorns in those trees and the water is poisonous to drink the dry breeze is a'crackin and the dust storm always blows its blanketing the mountain like a good ol northern snow the black cloud is a commin shes rollin in real slow splittin the estrellas commin up from mexico and theres venom in her teeth and theres thorns in my feet and the water will kill me if I drink and theres venom in her teeth and theres thorns in my feet and the water will kill me if I drink yeah the black rocks are a burnin and it fills my soul
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Tendon and Bone 05:04
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take on my burdens and ill take on yours intwine tendon and bone youve got your heart ache and ive got my ghosts we can turn these in for soul im home im home truly ive never been known im home im home im home Ive caused that heartbreak and ive caused that pain ive been a fool in so many ways ive made you promises that i couldnt keep darlin wont you forgive me cause im broken and angry from the bad things ive done but I swear im not the man I was well ill never leave you like your father did like my old man did to me no ill always love you until were gone and dead pushing up golden poppies im a rich man im a rich man cause ive got you now and you got me mama you do im a rich man im a rich man cause ive got you now and you got me mama you do take on my burdens and ill take on yours intwine tendon and bone youve got your heart ache and ive got my ghosts we can turn these in for soul

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I recorded this in an empty room I was remodeling.

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released March 24, 2016

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Michael Lee Hodges Portland, Oregon

Michael Lee Hodges is a Southwest native living in Portland OR. His songs tell the story of the working class, the unsung heroes, the mystery of the desert and the redemption found in family. "So Long Sonoran" is a tribute to leaving the place you Love and Loving the place you find. ... more

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