Blue Collar Broke
The disappearance of the American middle-class is undeniable. What was once the heart of the economy, the heart of the community and the heart of our lives is now, no more.
To read more on America’s shrinking middle-class read this.
Lyrics
He was born in Lone Tree, did his best for God and Country.
She was born on the Pan handle, no man she couldn’t handle.
They got married in a fever, tied the knot like true believers.
And every morning when they woke, never complained and barely spoke,
Just hard working folk, blue collar broke.
Blue skies above,
Small towns filled with love.
We ain’t blue or red, black or white. We look both ways, left and right.
We love this country, wrong or right. We come from small towns.
From North and South, East and West. Places with names, quick to forget.
We bitch and moan, curse and gripe. We love this country, it’s stars and stripes.
We come from small towns.
Blue skies above, small towns filled with love.
We are your brothers, your sisters, neighbors and friends.
We come from small towns, where the love never ends.
We live in the same places year after year, we see the same faces come and disappear.
We work hard for the money, sweat blood and tears. We come from small towns.
We come from small towns.
Blue skies above, small towns filled with love.
We are your brothers, your sisters, neighbors and friends.
We come from small towns, where the love never ends.
We got problems, just like you. We got troubles, all of that’s true.
If we don’t pull together, we’ll all pull apart.
We come from small towns with one big heart.
We come from small towns.
Mick Dalla-Vee/John Graham 2022
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John Graham
Lyrics
John Graham writes all lyrics and writes the basics of the songs musical structure using his extensive knowledge of his favorite (and only known) 7 magic chords.
MIck Dalla Vee
All Music
Mick Dalla Vee writes all of the music, plays all of the instruments (unless otherwise indicated) records and arranges everything. Mick knows and uses way more than the 7 magic chords.
Victor Zupanc
Strings arrangement, Piano
Victor is clinically insane and has at the same time managed to hold down a full time job as the composer in-residence for the past 30 plus years for the Minneapolic Childrens theatre. He has pwritten for broadway and punk banks alike.
Elise Meichels Parker
Violin, Viola
Elise Meichels Parker is a “very hot” assistant principal second violin of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra, and is an active part of the Twin Cities music scene.
Craig Zurba
Mastering
Craig Zurba is Mr. Ears. Craig has an amazing, some might say, uncanny ability to find the sould of a song in the mix. It is also rumoured that Craig knows as many chords as any of us combined.
