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I Work at Wixom (But I Live in Detroit)

from Good Hart by John D. Lamb

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lyrics

I Work at Wixom

I work at Wixom making Lincolns and Marks
Build ‘em I don’t fix ‘em, take mine to Clarks
Got a purple Continental, needs spark plugs
Bought it from a pimp, he got it off a couple of thugs

The buses roll in on Tiger nights
Willie Horton, Al Kaline, in left and right
Mom and dad moved out to Sterling Heights
But I like it here on Trumbull under the stadium lights

I work at Wixom, but I live in Detroit
Never been robbed in the hood at gunpoint
The MC5 sold me a joint
I work at Wixom, but I live in Detroit

I work at Wixom, making luxury cars
Hop on 96 and – it ain’t that far
Working on my pension, lifelong pay
You can move to Novi, think I’ll stay

I work at Wixom, but I live in Detroit
Got a rich uncle with a big house in Grosse Pointe
Might be family, did time in the joint
I work at Wixom, but I live in Detroit

White guys, black guys, we call each other “baby”
Not just to crack wise - That’s how we say “hey”
Who’s our best pinch hitter? Hands down Gates Brown
Hey, I’m not a quitter, never gonna leave Corktown

I work at Wixom, but I live in Detroit
Never been robbed in the hood at gunpoint
I’m a Cass Corridor Midnight Cowboy, got a jacket just like Jon Voight
John Sinclair rolled me a joint
I work at Wixom, but I live in Detroit
I work at Wixom, but I live in Detroit
I work at Wixom, I work at Wixom, I work at Wixom but I live in Detroit
2022©John D. Lamb

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from Good Hart, released January 16, 2023
John D. Lamb – vocals, guitar
Jim Bizer –guitar, bass
Bill Newland – drums
Michael Crittenden – vocals

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John D. Lamb Detroit, Michigan

Lamb spins a tale of love and woe full of true irony and forlorn humor…Lamb has given us a slice of life in which we find common ground, but is anything but commonplace…
Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

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