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What I Should Say

from Tired of Trying by Joe Holt

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This morning I watched a video
of a new york city policeman
shove a girl down so hard she had a seizure
i got the dog, went outside and
checked the car, parked at a hydrant
there was no ticket, don’t overthink it, i just got lucky
I get lucky every day
In all these small, convenient ways
And I don’t even know what I should say

So write a post, update your story
make the most of all that glory
telling family and friends you’re not a racist
You didn’t vote in the election
the whole “lesser of two evils” thing
and nothing really changed for you, guess you got lucky
You get lucky every day
and you know it’s not okay
and you don’t even know what you should say

There was this kid with felony charges
he sold CDs at the Golden Arches
He’s almost thirteen, his record’s unclean,
he’ll grow up fighting
Meanwhile this woman who was caucasian
hanged two kids inside her basement
you know our nation, she got probation, guess she got lucky
we get lucky every day
but someone always has to pay
and I don’t even know what I should say

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from Tired of Trying, released May 27, 2022

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Joe Holt New York, New York

Joe is a folk singer/songwriter originally from England, whose music was praised by Obscure Sound as "stirring, eloquent songwriting," and by Ear to the Ground as "the real deal when it comes to folk songwriting." His music has been featured twice on NPR. He lives in New York City. ... more

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