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New American Royalty

from Fall Songs by Peter House

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New American Royalty
Poor as far as the eye can see
Living as a refugee
Native-born and clandestine

Old American Royalty
Born and bred in a major key
Dissonance is unbecoming
And the dissidents are coming for me

New American Royalty
Has no skills except for spending
Get a job to pay for things
No money left for eating

Old American Royalty
Has no skills except for spending
Went and bought up all the things
Nothing left for the new royalty

Old American Royalty
Made me wanna be royal too
Living as if I am king
Native-born, entitled to a way of life
I cannot afford
(Well neither can you)

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Well I'd almost forgotten, but I'm not ready to forgive
That all these people that you step on are just trying to live
Well you take everything, you take and you take
You can take all that I own, I'm not ready to break
'Cause you'd thought I'd forgotten, and I'm not even ready to forgive
Yeah we may not be kings but let's live like we think they should live

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from Fall Songs, released October 5, 2013

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Peter House Rochester, New York

From the Southern Tier to the North Country, Peter House sings about traveling, community, philosophers in fistfights and Pennsylvania, and calls it all "country songs" even though most of them are only vaguely of that genre. Now living in Rochester, NY. ... more

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