From the recording ...and so on and so forth...
A song about overcoming adversity. A collaboration with my good friend, Michael Jackman. It has a classic sound with a great vocal performance by Raquel Reigns. Musicians featured: Jerry Kimbrough (guitars), Duncan Mullins (bass) John Hammond (drums & percussion), Paul Anderson (keys, backing vocals). Engineered by Francis Buckley
Lyrics
America’s Daughter (a tribute)
Music & Lyrics © 2011 Paul R Anderson, Michael Jackman; recording © ℗ 2015 Also Paul Publishing
I’m America’s daughter, drug up from Illinois mud
Worked for every quarter. Red, white & blue running through my blood
Never finished school like maybe I oughta
But I made it through, America’s daughter
My grandma raised me; nobody else around
Loved me, n’ praised me. Kept my feet on solid ground
Came to the city like a fish outa water
Dear God! Life was hard for this America’s daughter
America’s Daughter, just holdin’ on
to an American Dream. Trying to get along
American dreamer, I take what I get
America’s Daughter, don’t count me out… don’t count me out yet
America’s struggling here in this Promised Land
Time to get to know her. Time to make a stand
And just like this country, I’ve earned what I fought for
So I carry the torch, free to carry the torch
America’s Daughter, just holdin’ on
to an American Dream. Trying to get along
American dreamer, I take what I get
America’s Daughter, don’t count me out… don’t count me out yet