Corona of Springfield

from Corona of Springfield / Turkey River by Brian Johannesen

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I was born on the floor of a Walmart
Some say at the end of the world
They rolled my mama out in a shopping cart
Clutching her new baby girl
And I was sanitized like a bathroom
I was wiped down and soaped up and rinsed
The nurses all wore the same costume
Each one in a fight to exist

Some said you should name her Corona
With their tongues pressed hard in their cheeks
They all laughed around Springfield, Missouri
And none of them died in their sleep

My dad didn't know mom was pregnant
But he really didn't seem to surprised
Except that his name was even mentioned
Except that my mama had died
And the neighbors all looked on in judgment
Said I brought a curse on their homes
Hoarding supplies in their basements
Wasting away all alone

Some said you should name her Corona
With their tongues pressed hard in their cheeks
They all laughed around Springfield, Missouri
And none of them died in their sleep

By the time that the dust had all settled
Tumbleweeds rolled through the town
The number of dead had been triple
What the experts had warned them about
And my daddy stood out in a corn field
The world all tattered and torn
His hair whipped around like a pinwheel
His angel of death in his arms

Some said you should name her Corona
With their tongues pressed hard in their cheeks
They all laughed around Springfield, Missouri
And none of them died in their sleep
They all laughed around Springfield, Missouri
And none of them died in their sleep

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from Corona of Springfield / Turkey River, released November 20, 2020
Written and Performed by Brian Johannesen

Recorded by Luke Tweedy at Flat Black Studios in Lone Tree, IA

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