Steel Lap

pounding ivory keys powered by copper force

the airwaves from the south float up north

human sorrow and joy ringing out steel lap

we have fallen into the haunting sound trap

Americana fogs up the musical bias mirror

as this artist finds nothing better or purer

many acts may be ripping off the Carter clan,

but who gives a f**k when this is your life plan

making the sounds that matter the most

no matter the origins from between the coasts

whether the elephants are revived from rest

or whether the turtles trample you to death

look to the alternatives to find the wellspring

of banjo, harmony and steel lap anything

from Laredo to Duluth and the points between

ears can't unhear it, sights cannot be unseen

the winds have shifted back to the roots

look for them the next time you see your boots

Author's Note

The Offspring said...Welcome To Americana. I went further than that.

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

You certainly don't beat around the bush. Music these days is shallow so people don't drown in the substance when really we are parched and in need of a flood.

[Kenneth The Poet]

That's why I've been trying to find those alternative sources. Thanks, Dale.