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Iron Ore on Your Tires

from Songs of Mesabi by Greg Tiburzi

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Parents could always tell where their teenagers were the night before by the rust on the tires of the family car. They were at a party in the pits! The orange smudge marks on clothing, skin (and tires) is a Rangers badge of belonging.

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Iron Ore on Your Tires

Comin' home again with the iron ore on your tires
It's a tell tale sign, you probably partied hard last night
Well I know where you've been, I've been there too,
where the cold beer flows and you crank up the tunes,
and you can see your breath, laughing around the fire,
and the iron ore on your tires

Comin' home again with the iron ore on your tires
It's a tell tale sign, you mighta lost your heart last night
Well I know where you've been, I've been there too,
where the radio plays a new love tune,
and the windows fog as you're staring into her eyes,
iron ore on your tires
iron ore on your tires

(bridge one)
No, don't be afraid to be straight up with me
There's a little bit of kid still up my sleeve
It wasn't just the beer, though we did have a few,
or the stories we shared by the light of the moon
No, we can't wash away our zest for life,
or the iron ore off our tires

(bridge two)
I pray your angel always knows just where you are,
and when the party's over you're careful in my car
Memories are made at the old mine dump,
where the town lights fade and the stars come out
It's a tell tale sign, the smoke smell you've acquired,
and the iron ore on your tires
iron ore on your tires
iron ore on our tires

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from Songs of Mesabi, released June 14, 2022

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Greg Tiburzi Duluth, Minnesota

Inspired by pop radio, the American songbook, folk and world music, and rock from Chuck Berry on, Greg Tiburzi blends guitar and harmonica to back his compositions of loss, redemption, and fragility of the human condition. He reveres the healing quality of music, the ability to lift and better connect us to each other, our surroundings, and ourselves. ... more

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