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Here in the West

by Nino Mishler

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I realize that there is an inherent hypocrisy when writing a song that criticizes how critical the church can sometimes get. Just know that I had myself in mind for almost all these observations.

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Here in the west where we all dress our best before singing.
And practice our pity with careful and witty routines.
We deny it's chronic obsessed electronics were hooked on.
And never lay claim that we've traded our brains for machines.

Here in Gods country above all get comfy and well fed.
It's not like we're hoarders, God please bless the borders we build.
Let's stir up a quarrel for the values and morels You gave us.
Policing the sin 'till a Godly nation is instilled.

Here in Gods house where we deck ourselves out with our finery.
With lights and a stage an MC a DJ and they'll come.
"The Smug & Amused for the Lost and the Used" is our motto.
Never mind Charity, just preach prosperity like a drum.

Are You tired of us?
We've sold You down the river, and thrown You under the bus.

Here in the Nation of earned relaxation we go forth.
Armed only with rights, God Given, we fight so beware.
Definitions of marriage we will not have disparaged, no not us.
We're a protective force, but please don't count divorce, it's not fair.

There's a fox in the news making our hearts and views more useful.
To serve us up with fear between football and beer's not a crime.
We've recruited God, with a wink and a nod, as our VP.
Your concerns have been noted, but God knows how you voted, get in line.

Are You tired of us?
We've sold You down the river, and thrown You under the bus.

Here is my song hope you've all sung along to the whole thing.
Like Samson in the past, the jawbone of an ass I wield high.
Oh to criticize with such poles in my eyes is a real treat.
Opinions, guitars, a few tunes and my stars on the rise!

credits

released October 1, 2012
written and performed by Nino Mishler.
guitars and keys by Nino Mishler.
percussion by Jed Brewer.
bass guitar by Pete Lawson
mixed and mastered by Jed Brewer at Mission USA.

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Nino Mishler Oak Ridge, Tennessee

A singer/songwriter currently living in Oak Ridge TN, Nino Mishler has been playing guitar and piano and writing songs for the past 20 years while living in... various states. From his roots in Northern California to the Carolinas to coastal Maine, Nino's life has been a story of both sorrow and redemption.
In his first album 'The Life I Have', Nino Mishler beautifully captures this story. ... more

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