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Little Miss America Jones

from Hank Barbee by Hank Barbee

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Much of Hank's music conveys a message of hope and resilience, and this song is a fine example. It's the tale of a character who has struggled to overcome what the world has dealt and how she adapted to survive it. The light-hearted and easy musical feel is a decoy for the real message of redemption and rising from the ashes with a 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' attitude… "lighten your load and make a new start..." seems to be the crux of the song.
The tune wraps up with the line "look for the gold right in your heart Little Miss America Jones"… and though some of the lyrical passages are enigmatic to all but the writer, this "gold" line is not. Long live America.

lyrics

Little Miss America Jones
7.31.2011

America sings in her living room
and dreams that she’s gonna get away
she’ll turn in her keys and wave ‘em goodbye one day

she walks so strong as she’s lookin up
she talk the wrong side of the law
there’s a light in her eyes and dark in her heart
Little Miss America Jones

her beautiful ordinary
was blown across the burnin’ sand
her ribbons of gold slipped right through my hands

now she walks so tall with her head high
she talk an honest life of control
there’s a light in her eyes and a piece of regret in her soul

she wakes up loud from her darkest sleep
she’s proud now on both sides of the fall
there’s a light in her eye to cut thru the dark
Little Miss America Jones

her beautiful ordinary
was blown across the burnin’ sand
her ribbons of gold slippin’ right through my hands

she sings to me in my darkest sleep
she hides me under cover of the road
lies of surprise and pieces of hope
in Little Miss America Jones

**LAP STEEL SOLO **

her beautiful ordinary
was blown across the burnin’ sand
her ribbons of gold slipped right through my hands

her pieces of ordinary
fall upon our virgin hands
they lighten the load and make a new start
for Little Miss America Jones

just look for the gold right in your heart
Little Miss America Jones
Little Miss America Jones
Little Miss America Jones

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from Hank Barbee, released December 31, 2012
written by Hank Barbee

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Hank Barbee North Carolina

Guitar player, balladeer, and self-reflective life-mender all rolled up in a lanky package of boyish charm. ...an interesting evolution...combine dirty blues, roots-rock, thumb-style "Travis picking", surf, dixieland and western swing… throw in some heavy life experience and meaningful lyrical content… what’s for dinner is a rich stew of the last 100+ years of American musical heritage... ... more

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