Zachary you must mean back when people had the balls to stand up & publicize the problems in society in hopes or could lead to change for the better. Seems young adults have their heads buried up their sandy asses these days. Might you be a millennial?
I've met Mr. McMurtry. He is one of the most brilliant writers in the business and this song is a message to us all. True and sincere, and real. Peace, Lily
The most brilliant commentary on the USA since Reagan ever! Let’s hear it for “free trade”! 4 decades of neoliberal policies and corporate greed brought us to where we are today. Absolutely brilliant song!
This guy has great songs that are VERY FUCKING RELEVANT to what is happening in America. What is going to happen to our kids and their kids? America I love you, BUT you need to WAKE THE FUCK UP !!!!! Thanks James.
This man is one of the great folk / rock musicians working today. Many of his songs are mini novels about middle America covering all manner of political, social, economic and cultural issues. Given who his father is, (Larry) I guess it's no surprise that James is a story teller of extraordinary ability. I own all his CDs and each one's a gem. Would love to see him live.
To dissent and question is not Un-American...on the contrary...it is the ESSENCE of being American...to question is to breath life into We The People...to give substance to The Republic...to stare Tyranny in straight in the eyes! Down with The Empire...Long Live The American Republic!
Wow. . . I heard this song over the weekend and I can't get it out of my head. Performed 10 years ago and it still perfectly captures the deep angst that is contributing to Trumps popularity in the mid west. Ironically Trump himself is a perfect icon of many of the economic forces that have led to the poverty and despair. "I can see them now, they haunt my dreams, all lily white and squeaky clean. They've never known want, they'll never know need. Their shit don't stink and their kids won't bleed."
It makes for a good hippie song, of which I was one, but instead of all the negativity about the life we have much power over, let's make a difference and go forth and make our world better.
Donna Wright You May already know this about him by now, his dad is a famous author, Movies & TV shows have been made from his books: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_McMurtry
I first heard this song, Childish Things" on Chicago's WXRT about two or three years ago, and I thought to myself, this is better than any Steve Earle song!!!! Sadly, not enough people people are singing about "reality" and the ones that are, like this gentleman, can't get exposed to a larger audience. No one wants to hear the TRUTH, until it knocks on THEIR door, and then, IT'S TOO LATE! Thanks for posting patriotic, american music!!! Peace & Happiness, always~Jason
James still plays every Wednesday night at midnight at the Continental Club in Austin, TX when he is not touring. I lived a couple blocks from the club for 4 years, and saw him all the time. Great show every time!
Heard you for the 1st time. Love it! Truth in a song. Way to go! I see your going to be in the Hill Country in August. Sure hope I get to see you. Just lost my Viet Nam Vet friend...Today these things are even worse your song. Thank you for sharing. Love your music
the song speaks for it self, we dont need to disect it and analyze it. dont need to argue over it. just great music from one of the best character writers around.
ii won't single out any particular president or politician, they are all the same breed to me. i'm turning everyone I know on to this man. he's awesome and i'm a friggin fraggin metal music lover!
Workers! It's time to organise One Big Union of our class to get what we want, what we deserve. Labor is entitled to all it produces. Join the Industrial Workers of the World today!
Man I have figured out this dudes daddy Larry McMurtry wrote some of the best western movies Ive ever seen in my life!!!Hes cool besides that!!!This is a REAL songwriter!!!Got turned on to him from watchin Beer For My Horses.....Been gratefull ever since!!!!
I have seen him a couple of times with the band & I love their name! The last time I saw him it was solo at Ramshead Tavern in Annapolis, MD on the site of a tavern from colonial time's with a hefty ticket price for a 200 seat venue. To me it was worth it. I might not agree with all of his politics, but you can tell the difference between truth and one made to break your heart by professional songwriters at a nice place to do business. We were less than an hour from where he grew up before the Austin experience. I was in his town the first two days of last week and I was sad it wasn't Thursday to hope to see him at the Continental Club! As a long-haul trucker I saw all of what he wrote in Choctaw Bingo, but now the McDonald's ain't on the big ole bridge across the Will Rodgers Parkway & a detour had denied me seeing those neon lips! I wanted to hear the song again after watching RU-vid on how so many people living in the parking lot of the local Walmart store as the safety net let's America fall through the cracks in the sidewalk! Sad!
this is the voice of today. I get the chills when i listen to this song. Only other song that effected me as much is harry chapin "what made america famouse
What an important lyric this song has. I really do not want to listen to cliches this song is about the immense difficulties that people can face and any one of us could find ourselves in this situation one day
Beautiful work on the guitar as well. The effortlessness with which he roams the fret board makes it easier to sink into the deeper meaning behind the lyrics... music/vocals/lyrics perfectly matched as is the case with all of his music.
