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I'm Not Country

by Eric Michael Jones

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This is my melancholy ode to country music.
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I was born in New England
Lived here all my life
Got a three bedroom house in the suburbs
With my two kids and my first wife
Went to university, got a degree
I must have learned a thing or three
But I never learned the right way
To hang a tire swing from the old oak tree

I’m not country
I never owned a pickup truck
Don’t drink too much or get in fights
Never been down on my luck
I never rode a painted pony
Across a meadow fresh with dew
But if I’m ever born again my friend
That’s the first thing that I’ll do

Got a picture of the Smokey Mountains
Taped to my office wall
Down at the local pub
I pretend a southern drawl
I put Cash on the jukebox
‘cause he makes my heart ache
Staring out the window at the taxicabs
I think God must have made some cruel mistake

‘cause I’m not country
Never plowed a field of corn
I never rode in an eighteen-wheeler
Or even blew the horn
Never made love to my sweetheart
Beneath the sky so blue
But if I’m ever born again my friend
Gonna do that too

I’ve been to London and Paris
Beijing and Bangkok too
Sipped martinis with the jet-set in New York City
So why am I blue?
Because I’d rather be alone on an old dirt road
Just kickin’ stones
I’ve never been to West Virginia
And to me that sounds like home

But I’m not country
That’s just songs on the radio
I ain’t goin’ down to Nashville
To that ol’ opry show
Never wore a cowboy hat or boots
Never chug-a-lugged a brew
But you’d better believe in my next life
That’s the third, fourth and fifth thing I’m gonna do

I’ll never own a pickup truck
I don’t drink too much or get in fights
Never been down on my luck
I never rode a painted pony
Across a meadow fresh with dew
But if I’m ever born again my friend
That’s the first thing that I’ll do

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released April 12, 2023

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Eric Michael Jones New York, New York

Eric Michael Jones is an eclectic songwriter and artist who has a flair for creating music with unexpected elements. Woven through words and melody, each song is a montage of lyrical imagery. Working from a rock and roll palette he captures the energy from British Invasion to Americana, and has evolved his own engaging sound with a fierce edge.

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