dhanners623 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Been awhile. Wrote this one for a Facebook group songwriting challenge. We're given a prompt word each week and this week's word was "spike," which is kind of a dumb word for songwriting. But I'd been wanting to write a song about GM closing down its Lordstown Assembly plant and I started thinking "Chevy/Heartbeat of America/stake (spike?) through the heart/yadda yadda yadda" and next thing you know, I come up with "The Last Cruze." http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Omt_E1J2h4 The lyrics: The Last Cruze © 2019 by David Hanners Flurries flew like static as I pulled in the parking lot Winter here is dreary and summer can get hot The scarlet oaks should be in bloom by the first of May Wish I could just sit here and not clock in today We built the Chevy Cruze here at Lordstown We were on Thanksgiving break when GM said we’re shuttin’ down Cars rolled off this line for 50 years or so Now every Cruze that rolls will be built in Mexico The last Cruze came out the paint shop bathed in Summit White Some workers shed a tear as it moved down the line By 2:30 that afternoon every fastener was snug and tight Some buyer will climb behind the wheel, probably not think twice About the fact I’ve got a ninth-grader and a kid at Youngstown State A mortgage and child support and bills I cannot pay My mistake was that I had come to trust If we invested in GM, they would invest in us They draped the stars and stripes on the last Cruze as it rolled out But I don’t feel patriotic, I feel only doubt There’s a hole where they drove a great big metal spike Through the heart of Lordstown and everything that’s right The scarlet oaks should be in bloom by the first of May…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Ooooo, that's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 well done, well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash_Starkiller Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 This is good. This is really good. Thank you for sharing. Americana vibe, playing is exceptional and tight, and the lyrics really hit. And your singing makes it feel much more down to earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Fantastic song, David. Absolutely loved it, a song that the likes of Guy Clark or Rodney Crowell would have been proud to write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhanners623 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Fantastic song, David. Absolutely loved it, a song that the likes of Guy Clark or Rodney Crowell would have been proud to write. Whoa. High praise, indeed, but I'll not argue. Thank you, everyone. And I will say -- the inclusion of the word "snug" was a tip of the hat to Crowell, a personal favorite who uses the word in his song, "Highway 17." It isn't a word you see in songs very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Yeah, really good song, David. Lots of real life in this.........I love the last line, "The scarlet oaks should be in bloom by the first of May."---------the workers lose their jobs, but life goes on for the rest of us. That's just how things happen..... Well done, my friend. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Well done, old boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 That is a super song, David. Lars Oh and I like that pickguard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Another fine effort. As usual. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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