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I graduated from high school at age 16 in 1968, a pretty devastating year. The darkest day was supposed to be "senior skip day," when graduating seniors got the day off. That happened to be the day after RFK was murdered in LA after winning the California Democratic primary... two months after Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. The horrific contrast of that day--the finality of murder in contrast to the "commencement" celebrations of high school graduation--has stuck with me my whole life. That's what this song is about. Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_76Zcrw_yDM

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1968 (August, 2021)

One day the clock struck twelve and woke me from a dream
I felt the whole world change the day I turned 18
I couldn’t wait to graduate, gotta get out of this place
Back in 1968

That San Francisco summer was just the year before
Its broken promise lay like shaven hair across the floor
Now the draft board’s got my number,
Gonna teach me how to hate
In 1968

Gimme my cap, gimme my gown,
Gimme my gun, I’m leaving this town
Gotta go out and meet my fate in 1968

Than Martin died in Memphis and Lyndon said “no more”
The last drop of my innocence bled with Bobby on the floor
As the whole world watched Chicago,
The Pentagon kept score
Marching in the streets…bringing home the war…

A life or two ago, the world went up in flames
And I was left to be whatever man that I became
Now all that we remember is that America was great
Back in 1968

Gimme my cap, gimme my gown,
Gimme my gun, I’m leaving this town
Gotta go out and meet my fate in 1968

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from Mixing Metaphors, track released March 1, 2022
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Bob McPeek Gainesville, Florida

The founder of Mirror Image Studios in Gainesville, Florida, Bob McPeek has produced, engineered, and/or played on at least 10,000 songs for artists as diverse as Bo Diddley, River Phoenix, and Less Than Jake.

Mixing Metaphors is his first solo album of original material, showcasing the considerable songwriting, performing, and producing skills applied for his own material at long last.
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