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[guitar & stompbox bass drum play slow tempo country music ♪ ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ Go around see the town ♪ ♪ Get the feel for ♪ ♪ What's going down ♪ ♪ ♪ Meet for lunch ♪ ♪ Without a hunch headed your way ♪ ♪ Was a ♪ ♪ Sucker punch ♪ ♪ ♪ You're out on a limb ♪ ♪ ♪ That's where you've always ♪ ♪ Been ♪ ♪ Out on a limb ♪ ♪ You wake up tomorrow ♪ ♪ To beg steal and borrow ♪ ♪ So you can bring home the bacon ♪ ♪ Again ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sounds great it's a date ♪ ♪ Let's go celebrate ♪ ♪ Being here ♪ ♪ ♪ Had to laugh ♪ ♪ At where I crashed and I can't find ♪ ♪ My keys ♪ ♪ Anywhere ♪ ♪ ♪ Out on a limb ♪ ♪ ♪ That's where you've ♪ ♪ Always been ♪ ♪ Out on a limb ♪ ♪ ♪ Regret tomorrow ♪ ♪ The pride that you swallowed ♪ ♪ You say let the good times ♪ ♪ Begin ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You work and play ♪ ♪ To fill the day ♪ ♪ You finally see yourself as ♪ ♪ On the way ay ee ay ay ay ee ay ay ♪ ♪ Ay ee ay ay ay ee ay ay ♪ ♪ Underpaid in your trade ♪ ♪ You don't care how much you make ♪ And isn't that great?

♪ ♪ Out on a limb ♪ ♪ ♪ That's where I've ♪ ♪ Always been ♪ ♪ Out on a limb ♪ ♪ ♪ Wait till tomorrow ♪ ♪ Beg steal and borrow ♪ ♪ You bring home the bacon ♪ ♪ Again ♪ ♪ Regret tomorrow ♪ ♪ The pride that you swallow ♪ ♪ You say let the good times ♪ ♪ Begin ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hi, I'm Jackson Burns from Alexandria Minnesota.

Thanks for joining me here on Prairie Musicians.

I'm excited to perform some of my country blues originals for you.

Music means so many different things to so many different people.

To me it's especially important because I do therapeutic music for hospice patients, and what music can give to them is something that medicine sometimes can't.

You can trigger memories with these patients that they didn't even know were there.

Before you know it, tears are flowing, and it's not just from them, and it's oftentimes from me.

So it's a 2-way street because I'm giving them music and in return they're giving me emotions.

so music is very unique in that way, and that is why I love my job doing therapeutic music for hospice patients.

[playing in country rhythm accompanied by Jackson's stompbox bass drum] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Here on my left hand ♪ ♪ There's the story of ♪ ♪ Heartaches and glory ♪ ♪ ♪ Worked for the drunk and lonely ♪ ♪ Damn sure worked for the holy ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Here on my left hand ♪ ♪ There's the story of ♪ ♪ Desperation ♪ ♪ Calloused up from motivation ♪ ♪ A quiet search for affirmation ♪ ♪ ♪ It's the same hand working for you ♪ ♪ Working for me back pocket full of melodies ♪ ♪ It's the same hand working for you ♪ ♪ Working for me day after day ♪ ♪ It's the same hand reaching out ♪ ♪ To hold firmly to my left hand ♪ ♪ If I ever decide ♪ ♪ If I ever decide ♪ ♪ To throw them up and pray ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ Oo-oo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ Oo-oo ♪ ♪ Here on my right hand ♪ ♪ There is the story of ♪ ♪ Tall tales and wonder ♪ ♪ Success and blunders ♪ ♪ Quiet songs and thunder ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Here on my right hand there's the story ♪ ♪ Of life and laughter ♪ ♪ ♪ Tragedy and what happens after ♪ ♪ And a song to remember ♪ ♪ ♪ It's the same hand working for you ♪ ♪ Working for me back pocket full of melodies ♪ ♪ It's the same hand working for you working for me ♪ ♪ Day after day it's the same hand ♪ ♪ Reaching out to hold firmly ♪ ♪ To my left hand ♪ ♪ If I ever decide ♪ ♪ If I ever decide ♪ ♪ It's the same hand workin' for you ♪ ♪ Working for me back pocket full of melodies ♪ ♪ It's the same hand working for you ♪ ♪ Working for me day after day ♪ ♪ It's the same hand reachin' out ♪ ♪ To hold firmly my right hand ♪ ♪ If I ever decide ♪ ♪ If I ever decide ♪ ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ Oo-oo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ La la la ooo ♪ ♪ Oo-oo ♪ ♪ [strumming in folk-country rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ As you feel the winds of change blowin' ♪ ♪ ♪ And it turns to a stiff breeze of unknowin' ♪ ♪ Thank heaven above that you need not walk this road alone ♪ ♪ ♪ Then you just do it ♪ ♪ ♪ With a humble heart you get down to it ♪ ♪ ♪ Let the healing wash over you with a purpose ♪ ♪ ♪ Feel the love feel the love all around ♪ ♪ All around you ♪ ♪ All around you ♪ ♪ As you resurface ♪ ♪ ♪ Rise each day grateful for the gift of learnin' ♪ ♪ You're spreadin' hope like a wildfire ♪ ♪ That just keeps on burnin' ♪ ♪ Sometimes you never thought it'd be this hard ♪ ♪ To keep the wheels turnin' ♪ ♪ Then you just do it ♪ ♪ ♪ With a humble heart you get down to it ♪ ♪ ♪ Let the healing wash over you with a purpose ♪ ♪ ♪ Feel the love feel the love all around ♪ ♪ All around you ♪ ♪ All around you ♪ ♪ As you resurface ♪ ♪ As you resurface ♪ ♪ Beyond the heartache ♪ ♪ Pain and wonder ♪ ♪ Why things go the way they go ♪ ♪ ♪ Spirit come guiding ♪ ♪ We know you know ♪ ♪ The road ♪ ♪ Beyond what we know ♪ ♪ Let him help you through it ♪ ♪ With love in your heart you put the work in to it ♪ ♪ Let the healing wash over you ♪ ♪ With a purpose ♪ ♪ Feel the love feel the love all around ♪ ♪ All around you ♪ ♪ All around you ♪ ♪ As you resurface ♪ ♪ As you resurface ♪ ♪ As you resurface ♪ ♪ As you resurface ♪ ♪ ♪ Everybody needs good company ♪ ♪ Everybody needs good company ♪ ♪ Everybody needs good company ♪ ♪ Where they roam ♪ [playing country-rock accompanied by the stompbox bass drum] ♪ Home is a long way from home ♪ ♪ In the country down on the Chippewa ♪ ♪ ♪ Full grown it's the pace to life ♪ ♪ It's the race of life that's got you blinded ♪ ♪ By red taillights ♪ ♪ ♪ Pickin' all alone good times have come and gone ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Only to return again ♪ ♪ Now you're kicking through the thoughts of how things are ♪ ♪ And how-ow ow-ow-ow ♪ ♪ They might have been ♪ ♪ ♪ Still under the belief that ♪ ♪ Hard work can get you anywhere ♪ ♪ ♪ Still under the belief that ♪ ♪ Life can leave you just ♪ ♪ A little worse for the wear ♪ ♪ ♪ Still under the belief that ♪ ♪ Scooped up soldiers can ♪ ♪ Defend your prairie ♪ ♪ ♪ Still workin' through the grief that your ♪ ♪ Life might not be all that rare ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [single string lead guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Blown like glass on the heat ♪ ♪ Come away with something beautiful ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Everybody needs good company ♪ ♪ And everybody needs good company ♪ ♪ And everybody needs good company ♪ ♪ Where they roam ♪ ♪ ♪ Or is it blown opportunity ♪ ♪ ♪ That drags you down ♪ ♪ From beneath ♪ ♪ ♪ Either way it leaves a poor woman ♪ ♪ Or a poor boy in the knees ♪ ♪ Oh so weak ♪ ♪ ♪ Still under the belief that ♪ ♪ Hard work can get you anywhere ♪ ♪ ♪ Still under the belief that ♪ ♪ Life can leave you just a little worse ♪ ♪ For the wear ♪ ♪ ♪ Still under the belief that ♪ ♪ Scooped up soldiers ♪ ♪ Can defend your prairie ♪ ♪ ♪ Still workin' through the grief that ♪ ♪ Life might not be all that rare ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [single string lead guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in folk-rock rhythm accompanied by the stompbox bass drum] ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ Rollin' waves come on back ♪ ♪ ♪ I just want to hear you crash ♪ ♪ ♪ Remembering summertime ♪ ♪ ♪ And longing for you to be mine ♪ ♪ ♪ What about those days comin' our way ♪ ♪ ♪ See for yourself it's a brand-new day ♪ ♪ Hell yeah I can see you ♪ ♪ Comin' back again see you ♪ ♪ Comin' back again ♪ ♪ I see you ♪ ♪ Comin' back again ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Drifted snow where did you go ♪ ♪ ♪ Since you've left the weather's has been so-so ♪ ♪ ♪ Rememberin' wintertime ♪ ♪ ♪ And the thought of you was warm in my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ What about those days comin' our way ♪ ♪ ♪ See for yourself it's a brand new day ♪ ♪ ♪ Hell yeah ♪ ♪ I can see you comin' back again ♪ ♪ See you comin' back again ♪ ♪ I see you ♪ ♪ Comin' back again ♪ ♪ ♪ Again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Again ♪ ♪ ♪ I will see you ♪ ♪ Comin' back again ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Autumn leaves gonna be blowin' in the breeze ♪ ♪ ♪ Your changing colors got me down on my knees ♪ ♪ ♪ Remembering this time of year ♪ ♪ ♪ To my eyes your colors just brought a tear ♪ ♪ ♪ Here we go days comin' our way ♪ ♪ ♪ See for yourself it's a brand-new day ♪ ♪ ♪ Hell yeah we can see you comin' back ♪ ♪ Again see you comin' back again ♪ ♪ We all see you ♪ ♪ Come back again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We all see you ♪ ♪ Come back again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We all see you ♪ ♪ Come back again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ See plains where ♪ ♪ He can roam free ♪ ♪ Dreams she'll come ♪ ♪ Across a man ♪ ♪ Try to teach her to survive ♪ ♪ In a world that doesn't ♪ ♪ Care ♪ [steady bass drum beat from the stompbox] [playing in rapid country rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ To his mommy a little boy explains ♪ ♪ The rules of a game that he just made ♪ ♪ ♪ Knows nothing of money or what it is worth ♪ ♪ Knows the good side of love ♪ ♪ And not the hurt ♪ ♪ ♪ Sees plains where he can roam free ♪ ♪ ♪ Not development ♪ ♪ Opportunities ♪ ♪ Don't you know it's hard to believe ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ To her daddy a little girl complains ♪ ♪ Of a boy at school ♪ ♪ Who thinks she's cool ♪ ♪ ♪ She can tell by the way that he calls her name ♪ ♪ And one moves on ♪ ♪ And one won't change ♪ ♪ ♪ Dreams she'll come across a man ♪ ♪ ♪ who loves to give ♪ ♪ And gives ♪ ♪ What he can ♪ ♪ Don't you know it's hard to believe ♪ ♪ ♪ And that's how you know ♪ ♪ ♪ You're going to believe ♪ ♪ You're going to believe ♪ ♪ That's how you know ♪ ♪ You're going to believe ♪ ♪ You're going to believe ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ All grown up got nothin' left to say ♪ ♪ There is a warm mist flowin' gently across your face ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well it's a gift that grows ♪ ♪ A long way to grow ♪ ♪ Get it away ♪ ♪ A clean slate upon which to relate ♪ ♪ Teach her to survive in a world that doesn't care ♪ ♪ ♪ It's all within your reach ♪ ♪ If you dare ♪ ♪ It's hard to believe ♪ ♪ ♪ And that's how you know ♪ ♪ ♪ You're going to believe ♪ ♪ You're going to believe ♪ ♪ That's how you know ♪ ♪ You're going to believe ♪ ♪ (woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.