Addis Ababa

from The Big Five​-​O by Derek Senn

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I live in Addis Ababa I drive a taxi cab
I drink nescafe the cream goes to the USA
I was a conscript for the Eritrea war
I laid mines down people still step on 'em now
it was a nil-nil war a nil-nil war
now I just try to get by
I'm in a bar band in Cleveland
Saturdays I play bass weekdays I'm a teller at Chase
just before my boy was born I deployed for the war
I saw gore I lost brothers and my wife to her lover
I was a romantic before so romantic
now I just try to get by
when heads of state cast that die
guess who does their bidding

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from The Big Five​-​O, released June 3, 2022
Derek Senn – vocals, acoustic guitar
Damon Castillo – electric guitar, bass, wurlitzer
Jason Slota – drums, percussion
Charlie Senn, Melanie Senn – vocals

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Derek Senn San Luis Obispo, California

I learned how to play guitar late in life. Then I decided to write songs and record them. For years I worked in the lo-fi tradition of home recording, which means I basically did everything myself & all songs were certified 100% free range, non-GMO, free trade, sustainably recorded organic. YUM! But now I record in proper studios and the music tastes even better! ... more

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