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Sturgill Simpson - Call To Arms [Live on SNL]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson
Lead Vocals
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Baritone Saxophone
Dougie Wilkinson
Dougie Wilkinson
Bagpipes
Kevin Black
Kevin Black
Bass Guitar
Miles Miller
Miles Miller
Drums
The Dap-Kings
The Dap-Kings
Horn Section
Laur Joamets
Laur Joamets
Electric Guitar
David Guy
David Guy
Trumpet
Robert Emmett
Robert Emmett
Organ
Dan Dugmore
Dan Dugmore
Steel Guitar
Jefferson Crow
Jefferson Crow
Piano
Neal Sugarman
Neal Sugarman
Tenor Saxophone
Clark Gayton
Clark Gayton
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson
Songwriter
The Dap-Kings
The Dap-Kings
Horn Arranger
Jefferson Steinberg
Jefferson Steinberg
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson
Producer
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer
David Ferguson
David Ferguson
Mixing Engineer
Sean Sullivan
Sean Sullivan
Recording Engineer
Geoff Allan
Geoff Allan
Additional Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I done Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran
North Korea, tell me, where does it end?
Well, the bodies keep piling up with every day
How many more of 'em they gonna send?
Well, they send their sons and daughters off to die for some oil
To control the heroin
Well, son, I hope you don't grow up
Believing that you've got to be a puppet to be a man
[Instrumental]
Well, they cut off your hair and put a badge on your arm
Strip you of your identity
Tell you to keep your mouth shut, boy, and get in the line
Meet your maker overseas
Wearing that Kim Jong-il hat, grandma’s selling pills
And meanwhile, I'm wearing my "can't pay my fucking bills" hat
[Instrumental]
Well, nobody's looking up to care about a drone
All too busy looking down at our phone
Ego's begging for food like a dog from a feed
Refreshing obsessively until our eyes start to bleed
They serve up distractions and we eat 'em with fries
Until the bombs fall out of our fucking skies
[Instrumental]
Turn off the TV
Turn off the news
There's nothing to see here
They're serving the blues
[Instrumental]
Bullshit on my TV
Bullshit on my radio
Hollywood telling me how to be me
The bullshit's got to go
Written by: Sturgill Simpson
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