Raise the Rent

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I left my home in el Dorado
To look for work in Avalon
The trail went cold west of Ohio
A borrowed myth a siren's song

On the south side of sorrow
Another place I've never been
This town's been rusted shut and hollowed
Buy out the work and raise the rent

Buy out the work and raise the rent
Here's to our health and our demise
It's hard to sing the blues when you're seeing red
It's even worse to never try

Railroad tracks across the midwest
Spider web throughout the plains
We all come from the wrong side of them
Dust and blood burn in our veins

So bury your last silver dollar
And grab the hatchet while you wait
We're turning wine back into water
Because this ain't no time to celebrate

This ain't no time to celebrate
Here's to our health and our demise
It's hard to sing the blues when you're seeing straight
It's even worse to never try

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from Raise the Rent, released December 1, 2015

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Greg Loftus Massachusetts

Calloused road-worn Americana from southeast Massachusetts. Greg Loftus spent the better half of the last decade living in Austin TX where he spent his time honing his songwriting skills and fronting the Alt-Country outfit Carpetbagger. Greg is currently working on his forth full-length solo record 'No Kings in the Wild' which is due out during the Spring of 2024. ... more

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