Town Mountain: “Lines in the Levee”
Clip: 4/10/2025 | 3m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Town Mountain performs “Lines in the Levee,” a rallying cry that change is on the horizon.
Town Mountain performs “Lines in the Levee,” a rallying cry urging people to recognize that change is on the horizon
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Town Mountain: “Lines in the Levee”
Clip: 4/10/2025 | 3m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Town Mountain performs “Lines in the Levee,” a rallying cry urging people to recognize that change is on the horizon
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[intriguing upbeat country music] [bright upbeat country music] ♪ Trouble come rising, out on the city ♪ ♪ Paranoia on the street ♪ ♪ Out in the darkness, footsteps fallin' ♪ ♪ Just the watchman on his beat ♪ ♪ From the shine of Atlanta ♪ ♪ From the shine of Atlanta ♪ ♪ To the Ohio River ♪ ♪ To the Ohio River ♪ ♪ I hear the cry out ♪ ♪ Hear the cry out ♪ ♪ On the fray ♪ ♪ On the fray ♪ ♪ Ain't we dyin' for this livin', bustin' our backs ♪ ♪ All for a brakeman's wage ♪ ♪ High horse rider ♪ ♪ High horse rider ♪ ♪ Never been no friend ♪ ♪ Never been no friend ♪ ♪ Never been no friend ♪ ♪ Never been no friend ♪ ♪ At all ♪ ♪ At all ♪ ♪ Sooner than later ♪ ♪ Sooner than later ♪ ♪ Change is gonna find you ♪ ♪ Change is gonna find you ♪ ♪ See the cracks ♪ ♪ See the cracks ♪ ♪ Along the wall ♪ ♪ Along the wall ♪ ♪ I see the lines ♪ ♪ I see the lines ♪ ♪ In the levee ♪ ♪ In the levee ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ ♪ I see the lines ♪ ♪ See the lines ♪ ♪ In the levee ♪ ♪ In the levee ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ ♪ Won't you way awake from your wildwood slumber ♪ ♪ Now days for the dreaming are done ♪ ♪ Turn your eyes on the uncounted number ♪ ♪ Burn that fire for the sun ♪ ♪ Cast aside ♪ ♪ Cast aside ♪ ♪ Them thin dime burdens ♪ ♪ Them thin dime burdens ♪ ♪ No more to carry ♪ ♪ No more to carry ♪ ♪ That curse ♪ ♪ That curse ♪ ♪ Ring it loud ♪ ♪ Ring it loud ♪ ♪ As the union bell ♪ ♪ As the union bell ♪ ♪ Oh, here we are man ♪ ♪ Here we are man ♪ ♪ Do your worst ♪ ♪ Do your worst ♪ ♪ You better ♪ ♪ Run for shelter ♪ ♪ Run for shelter ♪ ♪ 'Fore you wash away ♪ ♪ 'Fore you wash away ♪ ♪ 'Fore you wash away ♪ ♪ 'Fore you wash away ♪ ♪ With the town ♪ ♪ With the town ♪ ♪ Storms are churning ♪ ♪ Storms are churning ♪ ♪ Out on the delta ♪ ♪ Out on the delta ♪ ♪ And the rains ♪ ♪ And the rains ♪ ♪ They're pouring down ♪ ♪ They're pouring down ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ [intriguing upbeat orchestral country music] ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ ♪ I see the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ Lines in the levee ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ What's a poor country boy ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ To do ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ See the lines in the levee ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ ♪ Muddy water pushing through ♪ [intriguing bright country music]
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Clip: 4/10/2025 | 4m 6s | Town Mountain plays “Struck It Rich,” a song about the pursuit of wealth and ambition. (4m 6s)
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