Name: Broken Boy Soldier - The Raconteurs (cover) by Luke Cradock
Duration: 3 min 12 s
Description: Broken Boy Soldier - The Raconteurs, cover by Luke Cradock

Sublime Eternal Love

Alone again

The opening line of this song is so revealing ("With the money from her accident she bought herself a mobile home"). Billy Bragg is not only one of my favorite singer/songwriters but he is also one of my favorite people. Billy doesn't have a particularly good voice but he know how to use it and powerfully. I love how his voice runs counter to the sparse guitar, that way you can't help but pay attention to the lyrics and what a story he tells!

"Levi Stubbs' Tears" - Billy Bragg

Broken Boy Soldier - The Raconteurs, cover by Luke Cradock

Broken Boy Soldier - The Raconteurs (cover)

Girls on the TV

LYRICS:
Well my mother once told me
Success and money isn't everything
Son your young but when your older
don't let the world lean down your shoulders
each day the grave is getting closer
Son remember what I told ya

Chorus:
You've got to live your life
And take your time
Son make things right
No one's rushing you
So lead a life thats true...
Until you reach your last breath

And my Daddy once said to me
embrace this life with humility
don't be conditioned by society
look passed the maze and it'll set you free
each day your life is getting shorter 
Son remember what I told ya..

Broken Boy Soldier - The Raconteurs (cover)

Luke Cradock

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