Detroit '67 Lyrics

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Cover art for Detroit '67 lyrics by Sam Roberts

An ode to Detroit's heyday, when the Big 3 motor companies were pushing jobs and profits, instead of losing them. A working class Detroitian today probably cannot help but wish that they may have lived in a more prosperous time, like 1967. They have a few buddies to drink with as they ponder this (and it certainly is a drinking song, which the video makes clear), among them: the Chippewa who were pushed off of their land by the French, who in turn were conquered by the British. Is this just an unlucky patch of land? Sam can't say for sure what the future holds for this great city, but who can?

I AGREE THAT WE CAN NOT PREDICT THE FUTURE OF DETROIT. IT MAY SEEM THAT WE MAY NEVER SEE HOW IT USED TO BE HOWEVER, WHO REALLY KNOW? IT MAY COME BACK STRONGER THAN EVER. HAVE FAITH!