Old Lantern's Brew

by James Carr

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Shane Larmand This track is fantastic! I love the americana feel, the banjo, the great melody, the Copperhead Road meets Dead South sound. James just keeps on releasing great music.

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In the back woods of Pennsylvania where the Susquehanna flows
In a run down shack on the side of a mountain Just where nobody knows
Old Lantern was a man straight from the earth he had fire and the devils grin
Lived in the shadows of the wood and pine doing what the preacher man calls a sin

C) Fire up the still get the shine a flowing there’s money to be made
All across the counties there’s a hunger growing in the souls that can’t be saved

A beat up truck with an engine that would scream through the darkness of the night
No sheriff’s eye could catch you on the back road when the moon’s your only guide
Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming, and Carbon all tasted his wares
A little nip of old Lantern’s brew can help a man forget his cares

A bootleggers life is like a wildfire burning always moving hard and fast
There’s no happy ending to a weary story that was never built to last
He drank himself into a cloudy haze because the hunger sucks you in
It don’t kill you as fast as a law mans bullet but it still gets you in the end

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released June 29, 2021

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James Carr Seattle, Washington

James is a songwriter that is not afraid to pour his heart and soul into a song. His knack for story telling and connecting with audiences draws them in to be part of the experience.

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