White Man's World - Jason Isbell
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I'm a white man livin' in a white man's world
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Under our roof is a baby girl
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I thought this world could be her's one day
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But her momma knew better . .
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I'm a white man livin' in a white man's town
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Wanna take a shot of cocaine and burn it down
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Momma wants to change that Nashville sound
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But they're never gonna let her . .
[Chorus]
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There's no such thing as someone else's war
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Your creature comforts aren't the only things worth fighting for
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Still breathin' it's not too late
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We're all carryin' one big burden, sharin' one fate
[Verse 3]
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I'm a white man livin' on a white man's street
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I've got the bones of the red man under my feet
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The highway runs through their burial grounds
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Past the oceans of cotton . .
[Verse 4]
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I'm a white man lookin' in a black man's eyes
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Wishin' I'd never been one of the guys
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Who pretended not to hear another white man's joke
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Ol' times ain't forgotten . .
[Chorus]
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There's no such thing as someone else's war
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Your creature comforts aren't the only things worth fighting for
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Still breathin' it's not too late
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We're all carryin' one big burden, sharin' one fate
[Verse 5]
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I'm a white man livin' in a white man's nation
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I think the man upstairs must'a took a vacation
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I still have faith, but I don't know why
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Maybe it's the fire in my little girl's eyes
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Maybe it's the fire in my little girl's eyes