52nd State

from Long Time Coming by Hobgoblin

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lyrics

A land of a proud history,
Of legend, myth and mystery;
Uncle Sam eyeing us like a vulture,
We blindly absorb their culture.

This is our fate….52nd state
It’s all too late…..52nd state

A prairie dog caught in a trap,
Digging, digging at the gap;
Its snout appears under the fence,
We’ll soon be buying candy with cents!

This is our fate….52nd state
It’s all too late…..52nd state

New World gave us trick or treat,
Whatever’, ‘awesome’ and ‘neat’;
Blessed us with post match stats,
And reversible baseball hats.

This is our fate….52nd state
It’s all too late…..52nd state

Becoming more American 24/7,
Bound to the mourning of 9/11;
Would we grieve a plane crash in Berlin,
Or Toronto or Beijing?

This is our fate….52nd state
It’s all too late…..52nd state

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from Long Time Coming, released June 14, 2014

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Hobgoblin Newport, UK

Chris - Drums
Dave - Guitar & backing vocals
Liam - Bass & backing vocals
Phil - Vocals

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