Story Behind The Song
Watching TV - watching reports of thousands of Americans driven into food lines (the 21st Century version) and realizing that these were my friends and neighbors
Song Description
The sadness of those who the Pandemic drove into poverty
| Song Length |
2:49 |
Genre |
Blues - Gospel, Blues - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Distressed, Unbearable |
Subject |
Darkness, Disgust |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springstein |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I never thought I'd find myself on Relief
I never thought we'd be standing in this line
Waiting for food
In old pickup trucks
Feeling that we've been left behind
I never thought I'd find myself on Relief
I never thought I would ever feel so poor
But with the country shutting down
Leaving frightened farms and towns
We've had to leave our pride outside the door
But what is pride, after all, If not still a sin and a lie
To pretend that we, not The One, controls the times of our lives
And who are we to think we control?
Ask Job...
So yeah, I never thought I'd find myself on Relief
But it's good to know that we can depend upon our friends
They've been there for us
And we'll be there for them
And together, we'll leave all this... behind