Name: PWG Blues
Duration: P00H04M31S
Description: Co-written with Greg Blee, this is a song I get to sing because I am one.

PWG Blues

from Portals by Leah Hokanson

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Co-written with Greg Blee, this is a song I get to sing because I am one.

lyrics

Well I've got money in the bank, a good job at the boutique
I pay my mortgage monthly and my therapist by the week
When I get a little anxious I take a little somethin' for my mood
My body is my temple and I worship a Whole Foods
'Cause I'm a privileged white girl with those PWG Blues

Well I shower every mornin' with organic shampoo
Make a sweet blueberry smoothie and a free trade coffee brew
My car it doesn't break down when I drive it to the gym
Where I've been workin' so hard just tryin' to stay slim
'Cause I'm a privileged white girl with those PWG blues

Well my man he'll never leave me, no he takes me out to dine
Then he brings my Oprah's latest and my favourite ice wine
He treats me like a princess though I treat him like a fool
'Cause I'm a PWG and I can bend all the rules
That I learned so well in the privileged white girl school

Well I wear Rayban glasses when I'm watchin' the whales
I put on my Merrill hikes when I go walkin' on the trails
Decked out in designer Gortex from my head down to my toes
Sometimes I think I'm roughin' it but I'm not even close
'Cause I'm a PWG, and it's privilege I love the most

Well now you may be wonderin' why a girl like me is blue
Well I'm jealous of your victimhood and all it does for you
And I'm tired of feeling guilty for havin' it too damn good
That this struggle is unbearable and I'd trade it all if I could
But I'm a privileged white girl with the PWG blues

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from Portals, released November 27, 2021
Marisha Devoin, upright acoustic bass
Leah Hokanson, lead vocals
Rick Salt, rhythm guitar
Frank Sehr, lead guitar
Hans Verhoeven, drums and percussion

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Leah Hokanson Nanaimo, British Columbia

Leah Hokanson is a singer/songwriter, pianist, conductor and vocal sounding explorer based on Gabriola Island, BC.
She released her first album, Facets, in 2017 and will soon be releasing her new EP, Portals. Leah's songs are lyric-driven and incorporate a variety of styles and genres. ... more

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