I also see this as a country spiritual hybrid with a bit of protest song thrown in to boot. For me this song is special because I grew up in North Central Texas and the Brazos river is a constant mental landmark to my early years. It was a summer ritual to get beer and rent tubes to "float the Brazos" in high school. Also I did my undergrad at Texas A&M, very close to where the Brazos and Navasota rivers converge. The land there is truly beautiful. Since the dorms were strict, my friends and I have many memories in driving around the flood plains in my Jeep smoking marijuana. Just wanted to share what the song brought out of my memory. I also think it speaks to the debt cycle of farmers in a "Grapes of Wrath" "Woody Guthrie" kind of way.
I also see this as a country spiritual hybrid with a bit of protest song thrown in to boot. For me this song is special because I grew up in North Central Texas and the Brazos river is a constant mental landmark to my early years. It was a summer ritual to get beer and rent tubes to "float the Brazos" in high school. Also I did my undergrad at Texas A&M, very close to where the Brazos and Navasota rivers converge. The land there is truly beautiful. Since the dorms were strict, my friends and I have many memories in driving around the flood plains in my Jeep smoking marijuana. Just wanted to share what the song brought out of my memory. I also think it speaks to the debt cycle of farmers in a "Grapes of Wrath" "Woody Guthrie" kind of way.