Better in TX (feat. Amelia Bushell)

from You Me Future Now by Brian Shapiro Band

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Better in TX

Girl lives with her uncle Texas way
That is where his gaze met her legs
It was several weeks before she knew
That there was nothing that she could do

They say life's precious
Just not for us
Where can she get an abortion

When you're the victim of abuse
Parenting might not be what you want to do
And if you're a woman who likes to choose
They want to decide what life is best for you

They say life's precious
Just not for us
Where can she get

Oh my
Caught my neighbor's eye
They have a plan
They want to feel grand
So they spy
On us all of the time
Feeling proud
By pushing folks like us down

We live in a place and time
Where empathy stands last in line
And walls grow tall around people's hearts
So you best not stand too far apart
'Cause they would rather hedge their bets
On fantasies not what really exists

They say life's precious
Just not for us
Where can she get an abortion

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from You Me Future Now, released March 3, 2023
BAND:
BRIAN SHAPIRO, VOCALS, GUITAR, PERCUSSION / BEN KUTNER-DUFF, DRUMS, PERCUSSION / RORY FLYNN, GUITAR, BASS, DOBRO, PERCUSSION / ED MOMAN, BASS, ORGAN, PIANO, PERCUSSION

GUEST ARTISTS:
JUNE BENDER, VIOLIN / MICHAEL BRENNER, SAX / AMELIA BUSHELL, VOCALS / STEVE DAVIT, SAX / MARK DRESSER, BASS / BEHN GALLICE, VIBRAPHONE / COURTNEY JONES, TRUMPET / BRONWYN LIVEZY, VIOLIN / ALEX POSTMONTIER, PIANO / ASA SHAPIRO, PIANO / LEVI SHAPIRO, GUITAR / EZGI YARGICI, CELLO

MORE:
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BRIAN SHAPIRO/ ARRANGEMENTS BY BEN KUTNER-DUFF / PRODUCED BY BEN KUTNER-DUFF AND BRIAN SHAPIRO / RECORDED AT RETRO CITY STUDIOS, PHILADELPHIA, PA / ENGINEERED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY ANDY CLARKE / ALBUM COVER PHOTO BY ADINA SEGAL / ALBUM COVER DESIGN BY PHYLINDA MOORE AND BRIAN SHAPIRO

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Brian Shapiro Band Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shapiro’s storytelling focuses on themes of distorted thinking, the idea of what it means to be normal, and the question of how to accept hard truths we may not be ready to accept. Shapiro has been called a keen observer in his songwriting capacity with a freewheeling creativity that sparkles with skewed humor. With a powerful, yet intimate voice, Shapiro speaks to the hyperbolic times we live in. ... more

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