An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay-Sam Roberts

[ti:An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay] [ar:Sam Roberts] [al:Chemical City] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay - Sam Roberts [00:00.02]Written by：Sam Roberts [00:00.03] [00:00.80]He was born in a small town [00:03.57] [00:04.18]And he was give every reason to stay [00:06.60] [00:07.86]Hallelujah [00:08.47] [00:09.58]Mississippi [00:10.29] [00:11.19]Postcard living no sign of decay [00:13.70] [00:14.76]Till Vietnam moved next door [00:17.51] [00:18.33]Then hallelujah was off to war [00:20.58] [00:21.82]In the dream he couldn't finish the deed [00:24.50]He didn't smoke any w**d so why leave [00:27.08] [00:28.23]Going where I can't be found [00:32.61] [00:35.20]And I won't be coming round [00:39.50] [00:43.01]His father Tom said you better sign on [00:45.65]You'd better take up your gun and fight [00:48.20] [00:50.16]I got nothing against them Viet Cong [00:52.50] [00:53.04]What did they do so wrong and why am I right [00:56.58] [00:57.16]He's on his way to thunder bay [00:59.97]Crossed the border late at night [01:02.35] [01:03.45]And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes [01:07.06]And he felt the cold wind bite [01:09.46] [01:10.42]Going where I can't be found [01:14.75] [01:17.58]And I won't be coming round [01:21.83] [01:23.82]No I'm an American on the Canadian shield [01:28.00]And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields [01:31.27] [01:32.22]It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in town [01:36.28]And you're understood [01:37.56] [01:39.68]Missing his home he would wake up in a cold sweat [01:45.59] [01:46.89]And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget [01:52.36] [01:52.92]He's been teaching at the high school learning the game [01:56.28]In thunder bay we're all the same [01:59.12] [01:59.79]He's one of us he has our trust [02:02.56] [02:03.45]But there's no going back once the line is crossed [02:06.97]I'm an American on the Canadian shield [02:10.53]And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields [02:13.88] [02:14.71]It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in town [02:18.92]And you're understood [02:20.19] [02:21.50]You can't ask what you're asking me to do [02:24.13]And I hope you understand when I refuse [02:27.24] [02:28.34]I'm going north with my point of view [02:31.08]And I'm never gonna think the same as you [02:34.51]And I'm where I can't be found [02:39.07] [02:41.64]And I won't be coming round [02:45.93] [02:48.00]No I'm an American on the Canadian shield [02:52.13]And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields [02:55.29] [02:56.10]It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in town [03:00.34]And you're understood