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Prisoner

from DAKOTA by The Good Hand

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I was born a prisoner
I prisoner I’ll stay
To the vagaries of my blood
and the wind that blows away

I first was chained to the wind by a woman on Love Street
She laid her lips across my lips, slipped shackles on my feet

She said, “You were born a prisoner
A prisoner you’ll stay
To the vagaries of your blood
And the wind that blows away”

I next was tied to the sky by a cowboy with a drum
Now I dance to live since he bound me with a golden lasso of sun

He said, “You were born a prisoner
A prisoner you’ll stay
To the vagaries of your blood
And the wind that blows away”

I’ll take my stand where the Susquehanna and the Potomac meet
Wind brushes back my hair and river rushes over my feet
Yes the sun and wind, it tans my hide, breath fills up my lungs
Got a salty taste on my lips and a new song on my tongue

CHORUS

The wind blows away, boys, wind blows away
Bends back the branches, bows the wheat and hay

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from DAKOTA, released April 4, 2022
Vocals & acoustic: Michael Patrick F. Smith
Pedal Steel: Susan Alcorn
Fiddle: Blakely Burger
Banjo: J. Tom Hnatow
Upright Bass: Maeve Royce
Drums: Al Sgro
Backing vocals: Linda Jean Stokely & Arty Hill

Produced by Michael Patrick F. Smith
Engineered by J. Tom Hnatow
Mixed by Duane Lundy
Mastered by Paul Dugre

Words & Music by Michael Patrick F. Smith

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The Good Hand Lexington, Kentucky

Michael Patrick F. Smith is a writer and musician. His book THE GOOD HAND: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation, is currently available on Viking Press.

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