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University

from Smoke a'Risin' by Mission Dorado

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words & music by Trey Brown

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Austin town is where I'm most at home
But I fear that soon I'll be forced to roam
Her deep green valleys from my eye'll be gone
And the girls for whom I love to sing songs

My dear village you've been good to me
And so you shall ask why I'll be leaving thee
Its mask is of business and doctors to be
And it calls itself the university

The college it calls the young to its doors
Not some, but all, to carry its chores
True poets and ramblers will shuffle its floors
All while in the know, there must be something more

What fear, you ask, traps flowers inside?
The fear of the poor and the marginalized
They draw their water from the river of lies
And steal a fortune while dangling a prize

Mother and dad, you just want the best
But this business of college is causing me stress
You'd like for me to rise over the rest
But I'm a particular bird with a particular nest

For fairness there's some for whom four years is fine
They'll be lawyers and linguists and lawmen in time
But still there are others for whom its a crime
To scold, to mother, to walk a straight line

They're quicker than quicksand, second to none
Class president, valedictorian
They simmer with wisdom from ages to come
Like a mountain that smokes from its sum.

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from Smoke a'Risin', track released April 19, 2008
Trey Brown - acoustic & vocals
Seth Gibbs - mandolin

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Mission Dorado Austin, Texas

"With a voice like Bill Callahan and a knack for crafting Southwestern soul vast enough to stretch clear across the hill country, Trey Brown is at the vanguard of the next generation of Austin singer songwriters" - Austin Music Weekly

"Mission Dorado drone out sonorous country pop with a psychedelic ambiance" - The Austin Cut
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