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Blues Came Down

from The Flood in Color by Joe Pug

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I woke up after breakfast
I left her bedroom late
The streets were filled with strangers
Half expecting a parade
I never saw it coming
As the first applause began
Then the blues came down
on the heels of a marching band

Silver on my fingers
Sugar on my tongue
My father stood behind me
And he asked what I’d become
I said I speak a language
That you’ll never understand
Then the blues came down
on the heels of a marching band

Blues came down, Blues came down

They say that truth and justice
Must be their own reward
I grew rich pretending
While the honest all went poor
Don’t you play dumb about it
When you’re on that witness stand
Why the blues came down
on the heels of a marching band

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from The Flood in Color, released July 19, 2019

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Joe Pug Maryland

A singer-songwriter known for his lyrical acumen and plaintive harmonica style. Paste Magazine wrote of his music: “Unless your surname is Dylan, Waits, Ritter or Prine, you could face-palm yourself to death trying to pen songs half as inspired”.

He has appeared at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and The Newport Folk Festival.

Additionally, he is the creator and host of The Working Songwriter podcast.
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