TWO POUNDS 031812 - MAN THAT I AM
James Michael Taylor
TWO POUNDS - (Diethylstilbestrol Daughters)
“DES, which was once prescribed to prevent miscarriages, caused obesity, rare vaginal tumors, infertility, and testicular growths among those exposed in utero.” http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/tritan-certichem-eastman-bpa-free-plastic-safe
Capo @ 7
Am. Dm
She put a message up on Spacebook.
Am. E
She lost two pounds in the last week
C. G
The same two pounds that she lost last month.
E Am
The only pounds that she won’t keep
Remembering when I was in high school
I had a calf for FFA
I fed him grain and hay and cottonseed meal
He gained about a pound a day
And then my agriculture teacher
Gave me this pill to give my steer
Beneath the skin on his left shoulder
Oh, my! What have we here?
A
TWO POUNDS. He gained two more pounds a day
F#m
TWO POUNDS. That made three pounds every day
D. E
A single hormone pill. That’s not much, but still, TWO
Am
POUNDS
My calf would piss out in the pasture.
Spread his pies there at my feet
Rains would wash it to the river
It would reside there in his meat
It’s called Diethylstilbestrol
DES will do the trick
We drink the water eat the burger.
Then wonder why we get so sick
We blame ourselves because we are ugly
We blame ourselves when we get fat
We blame ourselves when we get cancer
The Rich would want us to do that
TWO POUNDS. He gained two more pounds a day
TWO POUNDS. That made three pounds every day
A single hormone pill. That’s not much, but still TWO POUNDS
(C) 2012 Royal T Music
Damn, James you really sound like nile young
If I remember it correctly, this track is more poignant sounding than the previous version. I liked the way you softened the vocal for the,"We blame ourselves....." and I still love the chorus. Nice intro and outro too.
This is enchanting. I really enjoyed your story, the chorus is clever and I love the dual vocal used to great effect.
how cool is this, and it is such a nifty way to blame our troubles on the bad guys who run everything (those bastards)