Native Son

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John Hiatt

John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters. more »

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1995

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You finally found the mainstream 
In the middle of your life 
You tapped into a vein 
Of endless gold chains 
Now you're locked up tight 
Tearing down the middle of it 
Splitting it right in half 
Bobbing up and down the waves 
Like a runaway slave 
On a Huck Finn raft 

[Chorus]
Take your wife 
Take your family 
Take your gun 
Running through the woods 
And the burned out neighborhoods 
Looking for someone 
A member of your tribe 
A Place you can hide 
'Til the war has begun 
'Cause in the fields before the flood 
You'll be spilling blood 
Like a native son 

Where you gonna run to 
There ain't no underground 
If only you could fly 
You'd cut across the sky 
Like a rifle round 
Oh, who are your people 
And where is your homeland 
'Cause they're dying side by side 
At the river of pride 
Where we tried to take a stand 

[Chorus: x2]

In the fields before the flood 
You'll be spilling blood 
Like a native son

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