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I Love America But She Don't Love Me (ft. Timothy Dark)

by Lach

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I Love America (But She Don’t Love Me) Maybe if I was a cop Maybe if I learned to play golf Maybe if I wasn’t young, broke and gay Maybe then she would talk to me and love me I love America but she don’t love me She made me leave my home She got me working for my night and moan Got my skin peeling off of my bones Got the sun beating down on my dome Screaming, "love me or leave me alone." Now I’m travelling but which way do i go? That was many, many moons ago Oh baby, i love you so Because you leave me out in the cold And you never tell me what's going on Maybe if I was a perfect girl Maybe if this was perfect world Maybe if I wasn’t old, sick and black Maybe then she would take me back and love me I love America but she don’t love me You lie to me all of the time Don't wanna see it 'cos love is blind Give me drugs to destroy my mind I don't care 'cos you're so fine I'm enticed by your spacious skies Leaving you would be a waste of time Where else can you speak your mind? Where else do they feed your mind? Where else do they eat your mind? Who else can you be but mine? My beautiful, America? It wasn’t long ago we walked on the moon She was so beautiful singing heaven’s tune She said one day we’d all live in harmony Oh, how could she just turn her back on me Remember when you let me in? Now my blood's all over your skin Oh no, I’m whipped again Like back when you whipped my kin Making love to an African Now I’m an American Slash lower-class citizen Make me wanna bleach my skin Make a rapper wanna dis women If I do will you love me again, My beautiful America? Maybe if I showed her how it could be By marching faithfully in her army Killing each and every one of her enemies But how could beauty have so many enemies? Whatever happened to my miss liberty? Oh, how could she just turn her back on me I love America I love America But she don’t love me we love America Timothy dark loves America I know Lach loves America My man, George, loves America Red, white and blue She don’t love you Yeah we love her, love her We love her, love her We love her, love her We love her, love her We love her, love her But I do We love her, love her Oh baby, I do We love her, love her I love America We love her, love her Yeah we love her, love her I love America, child don't you Yeah we love her, love her Stop the war Yeah we love her, love her I love America ©2019 Words and Music by Lach/Additional words by Timothy Dark

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"This one's pretty special. Timothy's a terrific artist and he used to join me onstage at The Antihoot and rap over this song which originally appeared on my album Kids Fly Free. It was always a lot of fun to do and we recorded the original tracks of just me, Tim, and acoustic guitar many years ago in NYC. Recently, Tim dug it up and sent it to me, and I spent a few days adding strings, chorus and some studio pixie dust to it. I think the lyrics are just as, if not more relevant today, unfortunately. " - Lach

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released June 11, 2019

Lach - Guitars, Vocals, Strings, Keys
Timothy Dark - Vocals
Cover Art - Lach
Lyric Art - Daniel Johnston

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Lach Edinburgh, UK

Lach, founder of the Antifolk movement and star of BBC Radio 4's The Lach Chronicles.

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