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C#m my first breath where the muddy rises,
E spills into the Gulf of Mexico, and the
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is colored by chemical plants that put
A bread on the table of the working man.
C#m Where the working man does his best to provide
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B Giving a little of his soul every day,
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C#m was barely 13 when the company man
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B It happened on a French owned tanker ship spilling
A poison in the Galveston Bay.
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C#m Where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes,
E silenced any more cries.
B Cold in the grip, death stinging pain,
A he fought like hell to keep the wolves away.
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C#m the next few years, dad was sick as a dog, but
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B The settlement came and we moved out of town, where
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Yeah, he's still alive, he's doing good, he's in his 50s, but
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and he's paging for pennies.
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A cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away.
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