Influences 2 American Dreams

It was old Woody that lured me with Dust Bowl Ballads and so much more Telling stories of a West That I'd never heard before. I was with the Okies as They travelled down the road Got a new hero from The Ballad of Tom Joad. Then on to Steinbeck Faulkner, Williams, Hemingway, Until dreams of America Filled my teenage day. The whole world exploded with The advent of Rock 'n' Roll And once again Americana Captured my heart and soul. I learned of Jimmie Rodgers Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, All founder members in my Exclusive Country Music Club. Dylan, Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Guy Clarke, and that's how I found The huge variation in that loose Genre, the Country Music sound. It's been a part of my life A very constant friend Too late to change now and so They'll be with me until the end. I listened to those story tellers until They influenced the way I write my verse So it's my American Dreams For better or for worse.