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I'm a Machine

from The Years by Danny Medakovic

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about

On the surface, this song is about a truck driver that lives on uppers and downers to keep himself going night after night. It goes deeper than that, but I’ll let you dig on your own.

lyrics

I’m a Machine

18 wheels on the road.
One big monkey on my back
Take a lot of pills, to keep me going on the long haul,
Take a lot of pills to get to sleep again

I’m a machine, driving a machine, Lord, how did I get this way?
I’m a machine, driving a machine, Lord, how did I get this way?

I’ve got girls, from here to Portland, Oregon,
Seen a lot of action in this old cab.
But there’s no love lost, ‘cause there’s no love to be found -
Out on the highway, every stop’s a station of the cross

I’m a machine, driving a machine, Lord, how did I get this way?
I’m a machine, driving a machine, Lord, how did I get this way?

I used to have a reason to get behind the wheel,
I used to have a reason, for every mile I’d drive
But somewhere in the blur of the white lines on the highway
There’s a hidden message that I just can’t seem to read.

I’m a machine, driving a machine, Lord, how did I get this way?
I’m a machine, driving a machine, Lord, how did I get this way?
Lord, how did I get this way?
Lord, how did I get this way?

credits

from The Years, released November 7, 2019
Danny Medakovic: Lead Vocals and Guitars
Alan Hinckley: Bass
Michael Scott: Drums
Mike Trebilcock: Arranged and sand Background Vocals
Chris Altmann: Pedal Steel
Dave Pomfret: Background Vocals
Les Smith: Harmonica

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Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer, Danny Medakovic has been gathering the respect of fellow musicians and music fans since moving to Hamilton, Ontario over 20 years ago. He has three full length albums out: Honeybucket (2002), Jolley Cut (2014) and The Years (2019). ... more

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