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It's always good to
have a strong son who's

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willing to listen to you.

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That's what you get
for being a single mom.

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[LAUGHTER]

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As Allison said,
I'm Tohono O'odham.

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I was born in Sacaton,
because when I was born,

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there was not an Indian Health
Service hospital in Phoenix

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yet.

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So the closest hospital
was in Sacaton, where

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the Akimel O'odham are from.

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But I'm Tohono,
which means desert.

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And my mother's
village is from Cowlic,

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on the Tohono O'odham
reservation out here.

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The closest manifestation
is San Xavier reservation

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which, to other people
might be San Xavier,

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but we call it San Xavier.

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So as you can see,
and as he said,

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my 14-year-old son
is now almost 20.

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He'll be 20 on the 28th, and
it's kind of a scary thing.

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You blink your eyes
once they get there.

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These little guys with
little fat rolls and chubby

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legs and you're changing
diapers and next

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thin you know they're dating and
driving your car way too much,

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so.

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[LAUGHTER]

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The majority of the things
that I have here tonight

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are pieces that are
coming from a recent.

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So I didn't write and
I didn't bring anything

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to read from Sing.

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But hopefully you'll enjoy them.

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The first one is called
"Am I Going Through."

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"Between the beat
of the lyrics, I

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find myself lost, navigating
galactic stars by instinct.

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Raising my hands, I wave
exclamation into being,

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they tell me.

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Guitar licks and husky tones
burn me between here and there.

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I'll never let you
down, even if I could.

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I'd give up everything,
if only for your good,

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so hold me when I'm here.

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A trip fantastic fueled by
familiar melody tears space--

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a black hole folding, taking
me back, flinging me forward,

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grounding me, grinding me
into particles and light.

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They tell me the hard part is
letting go, a woman's sacrifice

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of the body--

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rebirth on arrival.

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Right now I understand,
but will I come morning,

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when my radio is silent?

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