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Hangin' On Blues

from California Son by Ted Russell Kamp

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I been working all the livelong day
Month after month just to make my pay
Lord, there’s gotta be a better way
It’s giving me the hanging on blues

The boss man on my assembly line
Is growling that I got to work overtime
Was already ‘bout to lose my mind
Living with the hanging on blues

I been hanging on for way too long
Trying to make sense of it all to keep on playing along
I’m still hanging on trying to make right from wrong
And when it feels like I’m getting ahead I’m just paying my dues
But all I got is more of these hanging on blues

I got a second job, I jackhammer all night
Standing on the street in the hot spot light
My back and my fingers are aching all right
It’s giving me the hanging on blues

It’s like everyone’s living on minimum wage
It’s more ’n enough to drive a man to rage
But if you can’t afford the book you can’t turn the page
All about the hanging on blues

I been hanging on for so damn long
Trying to make sense at all to keep on playing along long long
I’m still hanging on trying to make right from wrong
And when it feels like I’m getting ahead I’m just paying my dues
But all I got is more of these hanging on blues

Just a mile or two from Easy Street
But you can’t get there on your own two feet
You need a limousine with a plush back seat
To get you past the hanging on blues

Father Time is just scratching his head
While Mother Nature’s trying to keep us all fed
The Man in the Moon can barely get out of bed
They all got the hanging on blues

I been hanging on for so damn long
Trying to make sense at all to keep on playing along long long
I’m still hanging on trying to make right from wrong
And when it feels like I’m getting ahead I’m just paying my dues
But all I got is more of these hanging on blues
I said all I got is more of these hanging on blues

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from California Son, released March 22, 2024
written & performed by TRK

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Ted Russell Kamp Los Angeles, California

Ted is a Grammy winning musician, singer songwriter & producer.
Featured in Rolling Stone Country, American Songwriter and on the Sirius XM Outlaw channel, Ted's albums, 2020's Down In The Den & 2021's critically acclaimed Solitaire,have debuted on EuroAmericana Radio chart at #1. Rolling Stone has called Kamp an MVP of the California Roots Music scene.
He is a member of the Shooter Jennings band.
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