Possibly our most accessible song ever recorded. You are born, you live, you succeed, or you don’t, you get ready to die. With banjo and fiddle.
lyrics
Congratulations
Here's a brand new body
From yr daddy and yr mommy
And yr family line
Congratulations
Here's a brand new burden
You'll be howling and hurting
Til the day that you die
And it's a short time here
And a long time gone
and we all stand in the same old place
and we all sing the same old song
And it's a short time here
And a long time gone
Welcome home, welcome home
Congratulations
Every hour you're getting larger
And your thoughts are going farther
Every brand new day
Congratulations
You're a bona fide human
Spend your hours consuming
Everything in your way
Congratulations
You got yourself a family
A little house in the country
And a brand new car
And the futures looking brighter
And your nights are getting lighter
All your best years are behind you
Time to say goodbye
Ken Landreth is one of my favorite banjo players of all time. This whole album is amazing! Makes me miss those hot sunny days in the Mt. Airy flatlands watching these guys shred. altacke
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