MAMA BEAR (951 FEET)

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This song is Kari’s perspective of this journey and the impact on her family. She yearns to know if there is a Mama at Tallgrass who sympathizes.

One mom’s journey to recover her family’s livelihood after a gas compressor station was built next door. To boot, the 40+ year old gas pipeline now runs CO2 - an asphyxiant - 800 feet away from our home.

LYRICS

[Verse 1]

Baby six just born and the diggers rolled in Number seven’s here now, and we’re still not through Nobody warns you, this is motherhood too Steel tank breathing where my porch light used to shine through

[Verse 2]

Raising them right, raising them on prayer I guess we’re teaching them to fight, to stand, to care It gets to be too much, I cry, then I stand Put it in the Lord’s, put it in His hands

[Chorus]

Is there a mama over at Tallgrass who hears me? Do you tuck yours in the same way I tuck mine? Stop, just stop — you’re shaking up my family Nine hundred fifty one feet, that’s way too close a line Could you not have moved it down the road a little more? My babies can’t go outside, can’t even out the door

[Verse 3]

Daddy works hard, keeps a roof up overhead Loud stinking neighbor keeps my kids inside instead No more running barefoot, no more chasing light We’re stuck up in the blast zone, prayin’ every night

[Chorus]

Is there a mama over at Tallgrass who hears me? Do you tuck yours in the same way I tuck mine? Stop, just stop — you’re shaking up my family Nine hundred fifty one feet, that’s way too close a line Could you not have moved it down the road a little more? My babies can’t go outside, can’t even out the door

[Bridge]

Just paid the farm off ‘fore the new neighbor set up shop Sold the lake house, sold the fifth wheel too Dipped into the college funds just to see this through Almost two years, but I can’t stop now Get me to my next farm, get me to my cows

[Final Chorus]

Is there a mama over at Tallgrass who hears me? Stop, just stop — you’re shaking up my family 951 feet, that’s way too close a line Get me out of here, get me out this time Weary, but this mama bear don’t quit Not till my kids can go outside and play in it

[Outro]

(hummed melody, fade)

Credits: Lyrics written roughly by Kari, cleaned up by Claude, put to a directed tune and vocals in Suno