James McMurtry "We Can't Make Here" Anymore

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OCTOBER 20, 2005 - Bullets, Unemployment and Bankruptcy - James McMurtry Makes It in Dayton by RANDY SHIELDS

The song met the town. Last Sunday night James McMurtry performed "We Can’t Make It Here" (see counterpunch org 9/30/05 for all the lyrics) at the Canal Street Tavern in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton gets mentioned in the song as the hollowed-out shell of manufacturing that it is

[beats1969]

death to ceo's and every prick and pricket that calls themselves a politician .

[sirwinfredsmith]

what the fuck are we supposed to do for jobs?

[Ninure]

Out-sourcing, Down-sizing, tax-breaks for the wealthiest 1%, and the GOTea-Party think this is the way it should be...

[Lehhog]

wow, how true. lost my job after 26 years. had a total hip replacement. after doc let me go back to work was let go because my job was terminated. i had trained my replacements ,,,,,,,, oh well. whats a man to do other than laugh and play music.

[lushfauna]

They gave all our good stable jobs to Chindia and surrounded us with box stores and cookie cutter restaurants.

How did you guys feel this last 4th when the fireworks where going off? Didn't feel the same like it used too- was a scary feeling.

[lushfauna]

Depressing.... Our so called leaders sold us out to globalization/China - Watch they'll probably attack us someday.

[179166]

Canada and the U.S. share so many things, both built by Judeo Christians, share the same type of coinage, same language ( except Quebec, but they don't count), fought the same conflicts since WW1,(except Vietnam), we have thousands of illegal immigrant workers here also, it only makes sense for Americans to come here and work, they would fit right in, why does our government always evade this proposal?

[179166]

In Canada there are also thousands of people out of work, while we have thousands of illegal immagrants running loose, we also got shafted with the stupid free trade joke, although our financial situation is a little bit better, I have along with millions of other Canadians always wanted both countries ( U.S. and Canada) to become one .

[40thCapeRifles]

Great video. Good job!

[EricSeitz1]

Don't hate the whites

Don't hate the blacks

Hate the assholes who stabbed our backs!

[bunnykat1]

we need heavy tariffs on foreign goods -especially Chinese-which by the way the rich CEOs , had they moved to china, would have been stripped of all their wealth. It is still a communist country

[Mowac]

If you want somebody to thank.....thank Bill Clinton.....the NAFTA signing, underhanded, backingstabbing motherfucker of the 'american people'.

That's the reason this country is where it is now.......Clinton when he signed that goddamned NAFTA shit.......HE sold out the hard-working americans that wanted to make it in the country that they call home.

[ugmodude]

@Mowac That's the problem.. Bill Clinton was a DINO. I'm old enough to remember when the Dems were the party of the working class. We no longer have that representation. But the Repubs are very astute at dividing the 99% class who have no money no power and no jobs by turning us against each other with a lot of bullshit about race, immigration, sexual orientation, etc. I say vote out any incumbent regardless of party, then we'll have they're attention at least

[lushfauna]

@Mowac It's both partie threw and threw N.W.O. either way either by war or the welfare state

NO INCUMBENTS 2012!

[cornbreadwillie]

Hell the Doms are leaving like rats on a sinking ship.

[forrestofwill]

Hold on to your ass is only gonna get worse!

[IceRide]

All political sides are to blame for this as well as we ourselves. Our only real vote is how we spend what little money we have. So buy from your family, friends, neighbors. Hire your family, friends and neighbors. Work for your family, friends and neighbors. Invest in your family, friends and neighbors.

TEAR DOWN THE WALLS (WALS)!

FUCK WALL STREET, FUCK WALMART!

QUIT LETTING INTERNATIONAL BANKERS, CORPORATIONS AND TOOLS LIKE BUSHES,OBAMAS,PELOSI'S

TRICK US INTO BLAMING EACH OTHER!

FUCKEM

[pictureshows2]

I hear ya IceRide, tell like it is...........

[chiledoug]

RIGHT ON MY FRIEND.....!!!!!!!!!!

[clm80sgirl]

"No, I hate the men who sent the jobs away"

[Pilsenaaa]

what's happening to America?

[mysteryhome]

Listening to these lyrics, I seem to hear, a little bit of "Woody" in the back of my ear. I got this "link" from a Tom Rush letter, and now I'm just hoping that the country gets better. ...oh, and by the way, I really loved the song!

[chiledoug]

yah woody i agree

[SursumTX]

Truer words were never sung. Thank you, James McMurtry, for creating an anthem for the disaffected, disappearing American middle class.

[garyhelsinger]

Bob Lefsetz turned me on to this. Amazing, powerful song indeed!

[Maureen712]

This song's lyrics are truer than we want to admit. America isn't the country it used to be (and might never be again). What can we do about it? Where are all the jobs that we were supposed to have? Young kids graduate and enter the armed services because they're hoping, somehow, it will make their lives better. They don't gain anything but many of them lose something....faith in their country. If we pay attention, we'll see there's a lot that needs to be done.

GOD BLESS AMERICA! *****

[LanaRMusic]

Hope this song can help to bring real change in America. Good work.

[LanaRMusic]

Hope this song can bring change someday. Thanks

[vtrestrail]

Thank you for posting

[davidbarrett1949]

Great lyrics. True of the UK and, I suspect, meny other countries. I like the way he doesn't blame those to whom our jobs have been sent. It's not their fault after all, but the people who find them easier to exploit than others. What the exploiters forget is that there is no market for their goods unless enough people are paid sufficient to buy them!

[chiledoug]

left-right...republican-dem...­.conservative-liberal..meaning­less..two wings of the same vulture...follow the money my firends thats who is f*%king us....PEACE

[slickstrings1]

Amen brother you hit so right

[1NickDelle1]

If anyone at all has the tabs or chords to this song please message me. It would mean a lot to me cause i love the song but the tabs are nonexistant and it kills me that i can't jam to this song.

[lindberghg]

one of my favorite songs! excellent! BTW, messenger4truth, the hnic when this song was written was dubyah! remember that!! actually played this song for a rush limbaugh sniffer, and the reaction was, "why does he have to be so political?" reality bites, doesn't it?

[messenger4truth]

Isn't it just like you left-wing nuts to avoid the facts. After all, if Nancy Pelosi sits in on a conference concerning advanced interrogation techniques and still claims ignorance we can't expect much more from her followers. I remember everything running smoothly until the Democrats gained control of the house and senate. Now we have this blundering idiot for a president trying to shove socialism down our throat. Good ol' Bush wouldn't have shut Detroit down.

[lindberghg]

i'm not a left winger, asswipe! i'm a moderate that has the guts to say that rush limaugh is a fat nazi!! the sooner the GOP rebukes the facist right, the sooner they regain their position as the "common sense" party. now they are just an inbred redneck weenie roast. screw nancy pelosi, the gop needs to clean their own house first, then look down at others. wake up, sheep, see what your beloved party is doing in the name of conservatism!!!! take the GOP back from the arrogant elitists!!!!

[messenger4truth]

At one point in time, you apparently fell out of the dumbass tree and hit every branch and leaf on the way down. People like you make me want to reinstate the dumbass of the week series on my channel. Limbaugh is a great conservative voice for America who, by the way, has more listeners than any other talk show host. To add to that, he IS NOT a politician, although if you watch CNN I can see where you are confused. Just another case of the black man trying to hold us whities down.

[lindberghg]

hitler had a big audience too. rush isnt a politician, he's your supreme leader (i.e. the fuerer!) i dont' watch CNN either, asswipe, i think for myself something you obviously cannot do. you need to listen to the song again and maybe you will realize it speaks against a lot of things your facist leaders believed in. "their shit dont' stink and their kids won't bleed. their kids won't bleed in their damed little war and we can't make it here anymore" don't you have a cross burning to go to?

[messenger4truth]

We don't do cross burnings anymore, it brings too much attention. After all, the last thing I want to hear is Al Sharpton.

I'm glad you brought up Hitler. It's hard not to do nowadays. Obama is a mirror image of Hitler (except for the skin color of course). Of course, Hitler never apologized for his Country's behavior. He had a certain moxie our President lacks.

And by the way, where was Obama's tour of duty? The closest he came to the military was the black panthers.

[DwightSimpson]

Sounds like the song is directed to the arrogant elite running all three branches of the federal government right now--the ones who can create money out of thin air. The political liars in Washington cross party lines and are only interested in their re-election. You've fallen into their "trap" of playing the political blame game of left against right. They are the ones responsible for "we can't make it here anymore." Time to clean house.

[lindberghg]

dwight, i personally think moderation(limbugh hates the thought) is the key. i also think we need to not only clean house, but revise the way things are done. PAC's and lobbyists contribute to the problem. don't think because i despise limbaugh and other neo-con talking heads i embrace all things "liberal". like i said earlier, i think for myself. common sense is in short supply these days.

[wvprogressive1933]

Quite a song.

[messenger4truth]

No comments in nearly a month. I guess it is too soon for everyone to admit that the HNIC they voted for is not making the grade.

[djnightowlx]

Amazing how a wad who calls himself a "meesenger of truth" can't see anyone else's point of view but his. There's another name for this, you know...schizophrenia.

[lindacrnll]

had to come back here love this song....all of this IS a fact JACK.....hmmm yeah....oh great don't even know how we're getting by now other then...our belts been tight for years...werse now....lololol with a prayer and a dream....good luck to all....shit happens....

[pictureshows2]

Thanks Linda

[tehpevis]

that censoring bleep was VERY out of place.

badass song, though!

[pictureshows2]

I know its censorship. They are there to remind us of the rights and principles guaranteed by the First Amendment :) Thanks for the comment

[Sizzletube]

great video love the lyrics, 5*****

thanks

rod somecountry

love is all

[pictureshows2]

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[jessicakobe]

Great video!!

5*****

<3 Jessica

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Thanks Jessica

[jessicakobe]

No Problem! =)

<3 Jessica

[mcurren2004]

you hit the nail on the head with that one.  Fav. Somncountry invited me. Mary

[pictureshows2]

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[az1421]

exccellent thanks stratslinger 5*****

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[Pensygirl54]

Very Very Nice THANKS for SHARING

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[Fr3derick]

Awesome!!!  Very good music and song. Thank you for posting.

Grandma Mary

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Thanks Grandma!!!!

[androclestipster]

Awesome song. So true. LOL.

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Thanks

[brittanyflk]

I Think this world is in for alot more, than most of us intend, even with hope we can only make it so far. A dollar dont make it anymore, ppl are going out of their way to try to make things better for their family but they just end up in jail, not cause there bad people, there just trying to make it. ppl starving, robbing banks, doing anything and everything, We pay double the money to have things shipped to the USA, from China, when they were or could been made in USA. God bless US

[peytonmom624]

i can connect to this song. my bff has worked in her job for 15 years. She was laid off 3 weeks ago. she is having such a hard time finding a new job. single mom 3 kids seriously we cant make here anymore, not just a song but reality now. :) idk

[shellbud2]

This song is oh so true. My heart goes out to all the people that has lost thier jobs.

[Bflatblues55]

Outstanding... thank you tons for sharing this Rodney!

The words really hit home ... which is great - in a pathetic way.

[messenger4truth]

This song hits the nail on the head, we just can't make it here anymore, at least not since we elected that negro socialist president. To make it worse, we have that San Fransisco dyke as Speaker of the House. I'm glad we are taking financial lessons from a woman whose state was the first one in the shitter. Let's don't forget about the used-car salesman Vice President, he's the first man to propose a bill to change all website addresses to numbers.....(cont)

[messenger4truth]

(cont).....Then we have Barney Frank and Chris Dodd. I'm still waiting to slap Barney after I listened to his advice and lost my ass with Fannie Mae. These two bastards ought to be charged with treason and hung in the streets with a rope that was made in China. And while we're at it, let's commend Dictator Obama on putting the fox in charge of the hen house. That would be Geither in charge of treasury for those of you who are politically challenged....(cont 2)

[messenger4truth]

(cont 5) .... the vacuum that turned honest people into slaves of the socialist democratic party and Dictator Obama. This all started with that adulterer Clinton signing NAFTA. Now I can't buy a damn thing that isn't made in the middle east. I'll tell you one thing though, when I pull down my pants, there is a tattoo stamped on my left cheek that says Made In The U.S.A. I got that tattoo last month so I could tell all those liberal bastards to kiss my natural born American ass.

[blackstumpdingo]

I wish you would stop bitching. I am very recently divorced and having to downgrade to a cheaper apartment. I lost my health insurance and it's just getting tougher everyday. OMG! Have you seen the price of groceries lately? Anyways, I ain't whining like a baby. I just like to cruise down Santa Monica Boulevard, crank some tunes, and enjoy that beautiful blue sky. Peace! More stimulus bill baby!

[bios36]

Thanks Linda for sharing this fantastic performance, Love the song!!!

Rick

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[BobbyHughes1957]

Great song! 5 *s Thanks Linda for sharing!

Peace,

Bobby

[pictureshows2]

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[jtls8]

What a great video*****A sad one tho because it so true!

Thank you oldcountrytunes for sending.

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[lindacrnll]

This was a really good song really enjoyed it....awesome even...thanks Mark for posting it...really good

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[Maysey1]

I agree C.W., maybe we need to take it back, because someone's gonna have to manage things...LOL! This was great, what a fantastic song. A special thanks to somncountry for sharing this GREAT video. Mark

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[harleyhawgn]

Thanks oldcountrytunes for the share!! Man, this is terrific and all the stars for this one. Unfortunately, the lyrics are so very true. I never thought I'd live long enough to see our USA in this condition, but here it is. And it all revolves around one word...GREED! Thanks For Posting, C.W.

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[senilitysux66]

Had heard the song before, but thank oldcountrytunes and somencountry for sharing and you for reminding me what a sadly true statement it is on the plight of the working class in America today.

A great video accompanying a great song.

All the stars to you, friend.

Mattie

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[sweetthing77203]

So True! Thank you for a very good song with so much truth in it! *****

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Thanks Carol for comment

[CherrisVids]

Awesome !!

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[ThreeTimesaLaney]

Awsome

Thanks for sharing with me

10/10

Laney

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[ROYS5166]

Awesome and so true. Thanks to oldcountrytunes and somecountry for sending me here. Thanks for a great post.

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[blu65gibson]

so true.

[pictureshows2]

I feel the same way, they need to bring our jobs back home!

[Cliffbrock]

Awesome ! 5 stars

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[somncountry]

awesome !! *****

[CherrisVids]

Thanks for the share!!

[pictureshows2]

Thanks for the comment and sharing my video!!! :)

[ahick]

Great job good editing.  Pro *****

[pictureshows2]

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[RickyCountryAtHeart]

hey buddy you sure can put a true life video together and a true job you did with this is that your son thats in the car and putting a neckless on that girl just wondering great video

[pictureshows2]

Hi Ricky, Thanks for the comment. Yes that my son.