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White Collar Blue

from Sterling Pieces by Schweitzer

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Momma said she weren’t gonna raise no fool
Made me do my book reports and stay in school
Well I can read and write and do my tables too
I even learned some Algebra I’ll never use

After schoolin’ I got me a city job
I became Robert instead of just Bob
In my three piece suit I climbed the corporate stairs
I can’t breathe up there where the air’s so rare

Gonna dye this white collar blue
Trade my wing-tips in for steel toed boots
Climb on down this tree and try to find my roots
Gonna dye this white collar blue

Gonna dye this white collar blue
Get back where right is right and truth is truth
And no one gives a damn how much fat is in my food
Gonna dye this white collar blue
Go on home

I just wasn’t cut out for this corporate schtick
Chasing little white balls and the big white kick
Well I’m a beer man, champagne makes me sick
It’s sushi to you but it’s bait to this hick

Too many butt draggin’, money grabbin’, back stabbin’
Son of a Bs up here
Don’t need no nip-n-tuckin’, million buckin’, mother…
Well you know what I mean
You know what I mean

I’m gonna dye this white collar blue
Trade my loafers in for some bowlin’ shoes
Get all liquored up, get stupid and confused
Gonna dye this white collar blue

Gonna dye this white collar blue
Go back to the country where hearts beat true
And all the kids at school still say the flag salute
Gonna dye this white collar blue
head on home
Gonna dye this white collar blue

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from Sterling Pieces, released July 28, 2015

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Schweitzer Los Angeles, California

My brother started writing songs and that was the spark that started me on my own songwriting course that would last the rest of my life. I chose to use my surname, "Schweitzer," for practical reasons, realizing long ago that pronouncing "Richard Schweitzer" was difficult. "Schweitzer Projects" under the "tindog music & stuff" umbrella is producing songs in the Pop / Pop rock or folk categories ... more

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