Real Life Stories of History Pt. 1

from Sweet Talk by Wes Watkins

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For a ship or a sail made of cotton
For a chain on brown skinned bodies
To a land unknown
It belongs to me
Real life stories of history

For a milk crate ma'am
Here's a penny
For a haircut sir
Have a dime
You there
Back to work
Build my house till my field
Real life stories of history
Cause we built you this shit for free

Take a walk my friends block the streets off
Shut em down until they can hear
Until I get the same
40 acres never came
Think about what your kids will believe
That we built you your shit for free
Real life stories in history

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from Sweet Talk, released July 9, 2020

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Wes Watkins Denver, Colorado

Just a trumpet player in denver with a lot of hats.

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