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Well I turned 18 and I left my home.
I started out for parts unknown.
Got a job and a government loan,
And a red mark on my name.

The years went by, and the slope got slicker.
And the ink from the red pens got a little thicker.
I'd get ahead, but they'd catch up quicker,
To the man with the mark on his name.

Now you cry for change, and you cry to be free.
Cry about some child out in Timbuk Three.
But there ain't nobody cryin' for me,
The man with the mark on his name.

I knew a man with a walkin' stick
He told me, "Son, I don't get sick."
He slipped and fell and he broke his hip,
And now he's got a mark like me.

Now you cry for change, and you cry to be free.
You cry about your fair trade coffee beans.
But there ain't nobody cryin' for me,
The man with the mark on his name.

One day I'll die, and I'll be gone.
They can sell off everything I own.
If it ain't enough to pay the loan,
Well, they'll put a red mark on my grave.

Now you cry for change, and you cry to be free.
You cry to your political celebrities,
But there ain't nobody cryin' for me,
The man with the mark on his name.

You can cry "Justice for one and all,"
You can cry for songs about alcohol.
But there ain't nobody cryin' at all,
for the man with the mark on his name.

I'm the man with the mark on my name.

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from Volume 2, released July 12, 2014

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Shane Dar and his Loose Moral Standards Neenah, Wisconsin

We play original and traditional country music.

Founded in 2010 as a vehicle to promote and preserve “real” country music.

Drawing influence from the likes of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Townes Van Zandt, and Roger Miller, our works range from playful to poignant, advancing the genre without losing sight of its tangled roots. ... more

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