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All the forest fires and smoke in the air again, in the summer of 2018 absolutely deserved a song, and a bluegrass one at that.

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Woke up to a hazy, yellow sky
Been three months a-runnin with the weather hot and dr
Smoke is blowing in from the fires ‘cross the line
Some will say we’re livin’ but it’s all on borrowed time

And we’re,
Diggin’ all the coal up from the ground
Burning all the oil ever found
This empty hope is blowin’ smoke, into the sky with ease
And coming back down to the ground to blow a burning breeze

Once upon a time the sky was blue
Pines were smelling sweet and they were wet with /morning dew, but a
hundred /years of indus/try and open-ended chemistry
Has finally found a way back home to me

And we’re,
Diggin’ all the coal up from the ground
Burning all the oil ever found
This empty hope is blowin’ smoke, into the sky with ease
And coming back down to the ground to blow a burning breeze

Now it’s hotter than Mohave in July
Sixty /million folks are seeking shelter from the lie
Seas are risin’ faster than the levees are built back
Hard to see the /dawn when the sky’s have all turned black

And we’re,
Diggin’ all the coal up from the ground
Burning all the oil ever found
This empty hope is blowin’ smoke, into the sky with ease
And coming back down to the ground to blow a burning breeze

Now we’re,
Dryin’ up the earth into a dusty pile of ash...
Hope someone can understand the math... because we're...

Diggin’ all the coal up from the ground
Burning all the oil ever found
This empty hope is blowin’ smoke, into the sky with ease
And coming back down to the ground to blow a burning breeze
And coming back down to the ground to blow a burning breeze

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from The Kings of Salem Road (2018), released October 25, 2018
Lyrics, music, vocals and instruments: James Dean Cotton

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James Dean Cotton Seattle, Washington

James Dean Cotton hails from the Missouri Ozarks where bluegrass and Americana infused an easy, 70's acoustic style. He writes and performs solo and with the acoustic duo, American Sons, in the Seattle area.

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