OldMan Zeke
2008-02-06 02:31:46 UTC
Ode to Ole Dixie
On his 1992 C.D., Seminole Wind, John Anderson recorded a song by Bobby
Braddock titled, Look Away. It's sort of a "State of the Union" message
or commentary concerning that geographical part of the U.S. we call the
South. It is, I believe, an accurate observation.
NOTE: This post is in no way meant to be a criticism or derogatory
commentary concerning any one individual or group of individuals; after
all, it's said the only constant in life is change.
Look Away
Bobby took a trip to his Georgia hometown
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
He parked his car at the courthouse square
But it was like a ghost town there was nobody there
And Jim's Drugstore was a tanning salon
He asked an old man, "Where's everybody gone?"
He found them out at the shopping center
Where highway 1 meets interstate 20
And the country boys weren't wearing overalls
They were wearing suits made of camouflage
Southern Bells talking like valley girls
He scratched his head and said, "What in the world?"
Dixie's had a face lift I guess she's looking better
But I kind of like the old one
I never will forget her
Look away!
Johnny took a trip to his Florida hometown
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
At first he thought that he was on the wrong road
'Cause he didn't see any orange groves
Now [big theme parks] and condos grew on the land that he once knew
He saw the city limit sign and guessed he'd crossed the city line
There were strangers everywhere he went
With loud sport shirts and strange accents
They took the North and moved it south
He said "Shut my redneck mouth!"
Dixie's had a face lift I guess she's looking better
But I kind of like the old one
I never will forget her
Look away!
Benny took a trip to his Tennessee town
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
He drove his car down Music Row to look up stars he used to know
But the secretaries wouldn't let him in, "Leave your name and call
again"
So he thought he'd get some barbecue at little place that he once knew
But all he found were sushi bars and dealerships with foreign cars
And Buildings that reach for the sky
He said, "Where the hell am I?"
Dixie's had a face lift I guess she's looking better
But I kind of like the old one
I never will forget her
Look away, gone away, far away, Dixieland
On his 1992 C.D., Seminole Wind, John Anderson recorded a song by Bobby
Braddock titled, Look Away. It's sort of a "State of the Union" message
or commentary concerning that geographical part of the U.S. we call the
South. It is, I believe, an accurate observation.
NOTE: This post is in no way meant to be a criticism or derogatory
commentary concerning any one individual or group of individuals; after
all, it's said the only constant in life is change.
Look Away
Bobby took a trip to his Georgia hometown
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
He parked his car at the courthouse square
But it was like a ghost town there was nobody there
And Jim's Drugstore was a tanning salon
He asked an old man, "Where's everybody gone?"
He found them out at the shopping center
Where highway 1 meets interstate 20
And the country boys weren't wearing overalls
They were wearing suits made of camouflage
Southern Bells talking like valley girls
He scratched his head and said, "What in the world?"
Dixie's had a face lift I guess she's looking better
But I kind of like the old one
I never will forget her
Look away!
Johnny took a trip to his Florida hometown
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
At first he thought that he was on the wrong road
'Cause he didn't see any orange groves
Now [big theme parks] and condos grew on the land that he once knew
He saw the city limit sign and guessed he'd crossed the city line
There were strangers everywhere he went
With loud sport shirts and strange accents
They took the North and moved it south
He said "Shut my redneck mouth!"
Dixie's had a face lift I guess she's looking better
But I kind of like the old one
I never will forget her
Look away!
Benny took a trip to his Tennessee town
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
He drove his car down Music Row to look up stars he used to know
But the secretaries wouldn't let him in, "Leave your name and call
again"
So he thought he'd get some barbecue at little place that he once knew
But all he found were sushi bars and dealerships with foreign cars
And Buildings that reach for the sky
He said, "Where the hell am I?"
Dixie's had a face lift I guess she's looking better
But I kind of like the old one
I never will forget her
Look away, gone away, far away, Dixieland