Name: The Clown
Duration: P00H03M27S
Description: A song exploring the relationship between the people and “Uncle Sam”. Criticism of the government and the ruling class is expressed while maintaining a love for the country and its people. Themes like the difficulty of low wages, high taxes, mass incarceration in the private prison system, and biparticion biases create a protest song of sorts coupled with a fun upbeat musical landscape.

The Clown

from Vehicle by Loose Leaves

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A song exploring the relationship between the people and “Uncle Sam”. Criticism of the government and the ruling class is expressed while maintaining a love for the country and its people. Themes like the difficulty of low wages, high taxes, mass incarceration in the private prison system, and biparticion biases create a protest song of sorts coupled with a fun upbeat musical landscape.

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You’ve got me running like no one else
You’ve got me tracing the seams
You’ve got me second guessing myself
Over everything

You’ve got me working for pennies now
I feel like I am your slave
My uncle’s always got hands out
Funding the home of the brave

So, don’t hand me no old cliches
This place is breaking down
Sammy’s gonna have his way
You left me here with the clown

It’s getting harder to make it now
This damn allegiance will bury me
They made the people a cash cow
They’re sitting under some money trees

They’ll lock us up for about anything
If someone’s making a profit
We’re spinning helpless right down the drain
Can’t see no way to stop it

So, don’t hand me no old cliches
This place is breaking down
Sammy’s gonna have his way
You left me here with the clown

Don’t get me wrong I’ve got love for the people for the people
I’m convinced that sammy and his friends are all evil
Red, purple, blue, green, they’re all on the same team
And they don’t give a shit about you

So, don’t hand me no old cliches
This place is breaking down
Sammy’s gonna have his way
You left me here with the
You left me here with the
You left me here with the clown

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from Vehicle, released January 1, 2020
by Trace Hoover

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Loose Leaves Johnson City, Tennessee

Loose Leaves from Johnson City have crafted a style of music that’s hard to nail down. The band commonly refers to it as Eclectic Alternative. A wide array of influences coalesce to create music with a staggering amount of variety and range, which, while sounding new and fresh, evokes a familiar comfort and freedom. ... more

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