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Roosevelt
Folk-Rock
Roosevelt was released on April 25, 2025 by Roger Jaeger as a part of the album Wander
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AlbumWander
Release DateApril 25, 2025
LabelRoger Jaeger
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM83

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roger Jaeger
Roger Jaeger
Acoustic Guitar
Charlie Lowell
Charlie Lowell
Keyboards
Christian Wood
Christian Wood
Bass Guitar
Court Clement
Court Clement
Electric Guitar
Justin Schipper
Justin Schipper
Pedal Steel Guitar
Matt Singleton
Matt Singleton
Background Vocals
Paul Eckberg
Paul Eckberg
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Jaeger
Roger Jaeger
Songwriter
John-Paul Gentile
John-Paul Gentile
Songwriter

Lyrics

I found an old book on a dusty shelf
Seven hundred pages, Teddy Roosevelt
I learned how he loved and how he lost
And how he still lived so well
I’m an Oklahoma boy from the Bible Belt
And like Teddy I’ve said many farewells
My mama won’t visit California,
She wishes I lived in Nashville still
Some things you choose, some things you don’t
That’s what I’ve gathered reading Teddy’s quotes
Some things you accept, some things you won’t
So if hell’s coming I’ll give it back hell
Like Teddy Roosevelt
I found my daddy’s stash of magazines
And a couple years later I was stuck on screens
It’s crazy how much damage comes from things
You were never meant to see
My brother hasn’t talked to me in twenty years
Still trying to make sense of how we wound up here
Something somewhere’s broken
But apologies don’t magically appear
Some things you choose, some things you don’t
That’s what I’ve gathered reading Teddy’s quotes
Some things you accept, some things you won’t
So if hell’s coming I’ll give it back hell
As I keep reading Roosevelt
There’s something in my heart that swells
And dammit if I’m not compelled to sing
‘Cause I see that man never giving up
Neither on himself or the ones he loves
And I’d like to think that’s the kind of man I’ll be
That\'s the kind of man I\'ll be
Some things you choose, some things you don’t
That’s what I’ve gathered reading Teddy’s quotes
Some things you accept, some things you won’t
So if hell’s coming I’ll give it back hell
If hell’s coming I’ll give it back hell
If hell’s coming I’m giving it back
Like Teddy Roosevelt
Written by: John-Paul Gentile, Roger Jaeger
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