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Steel Mill

from Some Kind of Cure by David Berkeley

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There’s a steel mill, shut down when spring came.
My dad worked his life there,
I was doing the same.

Now I don’t know what to do with my days.
The kingdom comes to workmen,
So the preacher he says.

And there’s voices, sometimes well you know.
And the devil comes a knocking,
When the money gets low.

Sing with me please.
Oh da lee Oh da la. Oh da lee.
Sing with me please.
Oh da lee.

Yeah, it’s not like I liked working there,
The fire and the shovel,
And the smoke in my hair.

Oh but lord, it’s all I know.
I miss being needed,
Having somewhere to go.

There’s voices, sometimes well you know.
The devil comes a knocking,
And the bottle gets low.

Sing with me please.
Oh da lee.
Oh da la.
Oh da lee.
Sing with me please.
Oh da lee.

Yeah, there’s a woman who gave me the will.
And her name is Gracie.
She believes in my still.

My name is Joseph.
It could well be Job.
I don’t mean to harm you
With the hurt that I hold.

Cause it’s a story
Heard round each bend.
A man works his heart out,
And is broke in the end.

So come on, sing with me please.
Oh da lee.
Oh da la.
Oh da lee.
Sing with me please.
Oh da lee.
Sing with me please.
Oh da lee.
Sing with me please.
Oh da lee.

There’s a steel mill, shut down when spring came.
I gave my life there.
My dad did the same.

There was a steel mill, shut down when spring came
I gave my life there,
Suppose I’d do it again.

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from Some Kind of Cure, released January 25, 2011
Words and Music by David Berkeley.
Straw Man 2010. ASCAP.

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David Berkeley Santa Fe, New Mexico

The San Francisco Chronicle calls Santa Fe-based songwriter and author David Berkeley a “musical poet,” and the New York Times praises his “lustrous, melancholy voice with shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake.” He was a guest on This American Life, and has released 7 studio albums and 2 books. He is also half of the wildly creative Trans-Atlantic costumed duo Son of Town Hall. ... more

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