i'm the suvivor
i won't be taken down
i've been here longer
than anyone else in this town
everyone who came before is dead
but i can hear their voices in my head
when i was younger
they didn't take my kind
in back of the bus
in our own separate line
now they're open arms and open doors
don't you wonder what they feel so sorry for?
i can't remember why i came
i can't remember my own name
i can't remember, but you can bet
that there are some things that this tired old mind will not forget
the sunday paper
put my face in there
an endangered species
in the city's care
celebrating all my hundred years
with "happy birthdays" that nobody hears
i'm the survivor
i won't be taken down
i've been here longer
than anyone else in this town
everyone who came before is dead
but i can hear their voices in my head
they won't let me rest
not yet
credits
from Burlap and Gold,
released July 25, 2011
guitar, banjo, percussion, vocals - matt morrow
handclaps - anna mikel jones
A vibrant vision of "Central Americana" from the Costa Rica-based artist, blending heartland devotionals with playful Tropicália grooves. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2022
On “Meet Me By the River,” Dawn Landes’s self-described “Nashville record,” buoyant country melodies settle deep into lush instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2018
Bright and skipping songs that foreground the sound of the banjo and fingerstyle guitar in music that feels timeless. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 5, 2020