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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - White Man's World
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Performer
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Producer

Lyrics

I'm a white man living
In a white man's world
Under our roof is a baby girl
I thought this world
Could be her's one day
But her momma knew better
I'm a white man living
In a white man's town
I want to take a shot of cocaine
And burn it down
Momma wanna change
That Nashville sound
But they're never gonna let her
There's no such thing
As someone else's war
Your creature comforts aren't
The only things worth fighting for
You're still breathing
It's not too late
We're all carrying one great burden
Sharing one fate
I'm a white man living
On a white man's street
I've got the bones of the red man
Under my feet
The highway runs through
Their burial grounds
Past the oceans of cotton
I'm a white man looking
In a black man's eye
And I'm wishing I'd never been
One of the guys
Who pretended not to hear
Another white man's joke
Oh times ain't forgotten
There's no such thing
As someone else's war
Your creature comforts
Aren't the only things
Worth fighting for
You're still breathing
It's not too late
We're all carrying
One great burden
Sharing one fate
I'm a white man living
In a white man's nation
I think the man upstairs
Must've took a vacation
I still have faith
But I don't know why
Maybe it's the fire
In our little girl's eyes
Maybe it's the fire
In our little girl's eyes
Thank you! Thank you for listening
Written by: Jason Isbell

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