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An unflinching look at the men who worked the woods, mines, and prairies of Montana to support their families, only to find themselves without a trade when the world changed, and in the crosshairs of heated political and environmental debate and social scorn.

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Montana Man

If you walk in on any night,
They're scattered around the bar
Steel toes and work shirts and dirty Levis
From the days when they used to work hard
Now the work is all gone and the world has moved on
Leaving nothin' behind but the scars
Nothin' behind but the scars

The loggers and truck drivers will tell
The logs that once poured down those roads
Now there ain't nothing left for the fellers to fell
The gates are all locked and chained close
They shut down the mills that paid the bills
And the trees have all gone up in smoke
The trees have all gone up in smoke

Chorus:
But there's a family to keep warm and fed
And all you got is your back and your hands
There's no other way, you trade dollars for the days
Of the life of a Montana man,
The life of a Montana man

Now the cowboys are haunted by ghosts
That float through the trees with no sounds
Eating the dreams of hardworking folks
Things were better without them around
Now you shoot on sight, ten wrongs make a right
When you know they'll never be found
And you know they'll never be found

{chorus}

And the men from the Libby mine
Drown in dust in their sleep
Wake up chokin,' endlessly knowin'
Time ain't theirs to keep
'Cause the men in the suits use the men in the boots
And leave their families to weep
Leave their families to weep

bridge:

And the bartender waits on them all
Catches them when they fall
She sees how far and knows there ain't enough dollars
In any tip jar

chorus:
It's always been this way
Will be til his dyin' day
Ain't nothin' to day, you trade
Dollars for the days
Of the life of a Montana man
The life of a Montana man

If you walk in on any night,
They're scattered around the bar
Steel toes and work shirts and dirty Levis
From the days when they used to work hard

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from Memoirs of a Honky Tonk Heart, released May 1, 2019

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Jessie Wesloh Missoula, montana

Raised in the pines of northwest Montana on Pabst Blue Ribbon, wood fires, and Willie Nelson records, Jessie Wesloh serves up unpretentious stories of lovers, liars, and losers, darkened by the rural realities of violence and substance abuse. Wesloh pulls influences from the Nashville Sound to the Bakersfield Sound to Outlaw Country, for unvarnished songs no one can say aren't "real country." ... more

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