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Halfway to Heaven (Her Version)

9. GOODBYE AT THE GATE

“Homes We Can’t Afford” is a working-class protest anthem confronting the corporate takeover of American housing — where family homes are treated as financial instruments and entire communities are displaced by faceless capital. Rooted in Appalachian Americana and outlaw Southern rock traditions, the song channels generational grief, economic frustration, and defiant resolve into a raw, human narrative.

Rather than targeting individuals, the song exposes structural greed: hedge funds, absentee landlords, and algorithm-driven real estate markets that outbid families, erase neighborhoods, and turn shelter into a speculative asset. The female vocal delivery reinforces the song’s emotional core — grief without weakness, anger without apology.

This track is part of We’re Basically Done, a broader protest-roots project documenting cultural fracture, economic pressure, and working-class resistance in modern America.

“Homes We Can’t Afford” is also part of the Basically Done Original Soundtrack — the official musical companion to Donald E. Pickett’s novel Basically Done and the upcoming Basically Done series/franchise. Together, the music and narrative form a unified cultural record, blending fiction, lived experience, and protest storytelling into a single Appalachian-rooted universe.

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