Here's the lyrics theme for the middle eight. Unfortunately, I was hit with a bout of stupidity, and there were two that don't actually fit the theme. So, all sorts credit to you if you did figure it out.
9. Branch water and tomato wine
"Creosote and turpentine" from Copperline by James Taylor. The lyric here that's important is "Copper coil, cup o' Georgia peach."
10. I go for younger women, lived with several a while
"…and though I ran away, they'll come back one day." It's A Pirate Looks at Forty by Jimmy Buffet. Mentions Miami, but not Florida, like I thought. I know, stupid Art Boy.
11. Then it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning
"…and the rest of the afternoon, solid gone, for the rest of my life." Millworker, by James Taylor.The important lyric here is "Took up with a no good milworking man from Massachusetts"
12. But my city was gone
"…there was no train station, there was no downtown" from Back to Ohio by the Pretenders.
13. Every different nation, Spanish, Hatian, Indian, Jamaican
"…black, white, Cuban and Asian". from Welcome to Miami by Will Smith. You'd think that it would have mentioned Florida, but I was wrong.
14. Big wheels keep on turning
"…carry me home to see my kin". See, you thought it was Proud Mary, but it was Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
15. I've been sent to spread the message
"…God bless Texas", from the song of the same name by Alan Jackson.
16. All the leaves are brown
"…and the sky is gray". California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas.
Obviously, the theme was supposed to be states, asde from my inability to distinguish Miami from Florida. Sorry about that. I'll do better next time.