Maybe it's The Drugs

from Maybe It's The Drugs by Jesh Yancey & The High Hopes

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I’ve got a feelin’, it’s gonna get worse
Before it gets better
I can feel it changing
Even faster than the weather

The left is getting lefter, the right is getting righter
The noose around my liberty is getting much tighter
Where’s the last straw that’ll start the revolution?
When the well runs dry we’ll be seeking retrobution.
We’re all in debt and getting closer to the edge.
We’re holding on to everything the senator says.

What’s keeping the poor from killing the rich?
Seems like everybody is quite content to bitch.
They’re reaching out for anything and hoping it’s enough
I’m thinking maybe, maybe, maybe, just maybe it’s the drugs.

They’re sayin’ “doctor doctor, help me get to sleep.”
“Oh doctor, doctor I can’t take reality.”
“Doctor, doctor there’s something wrong with me.”
“Oh doctor, doctor prescribe me what I need. I need drugs.”

Well everybody’s strung out, they keep it under wraps.
There’s a drug for this and a drug for that.
The teachers and preachers tell you: “just say no.”
While they’re reaching for their happy pills to make it through the door.”

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from Maybe It's The Drugs, released November 3, 2019

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Jesh Yancey Mobile, Alabama

Jesh Yancey is a Folk Singer from Fyffe, Alabama. Jesh has been writing songs for over 10 years. During that time Jesh has created a fluid blend of Folk music with blues sensibilities with a keen eye on the world around him.

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