The most Rock influenced song on this list, also has some punk/folk influence similar to Billy Brag.
lyrics
The Way It Is:
M.Hayden December 2010
When I move on through the mornings
Feel the sunshine, breathe the air
Whispered voices on the radio
Flecks of color in your hair
Hear some speak in tongues of angels
With no thought of giving alms
I could wait until tomorrow
I could take another chance
Thinking more about forgiveness
Thinking less of bitterness
moving shadows in the windows
distant memories of you there
Thinking more about tomorrow
thinking less of yesterday
I could be a new creation
I could be a better friend
Don't stop, telling us the way it is
Don't stop, giving this away
Don't stop telling us to raise our chins
And you'll the the gray countenances changed
Hearing more of metal music
Hearing less of country tunes
Born and bred this from the 80's
And funk and Soul and Delta Blues
Whispered promise in the morning
Finger's part as we forget
Hear each prayer for you is carried
On the breezes through your hair
Thinking more about the summer
Thinking less of winterness
Thinking more about forgiveness
Thinking less of bitterness
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