On the playground
good guys versus bad
told I’d be a leader of men
but I never got the grades
and slipped beneath the waves
hoped I’d have chance again
I made choices
and choose to be selfish
I said I’d move away to find some work
I thought I’d own the firm
but only toiled the earth
man I swore, I was gonna be something
Everyday the sun comes up shines down
and everyday it sets just the same
So I sit and watch it from my front porch
I swore I was gonna be something
this desire
it burns for some of us
for others it's just a pilot light
Though you only know its there
when it disappears
and hope to God it safely returns
and the radio is singing its song
I can hear calling calling me out
but I just turn it down
but I just turn it down
A riveting jam session from Pittsburgh, Pa. folk band Wisbands, who infuse classic Americana with jazz and psychedelic rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 15, 2021