The of life is here to see In all its fine But the way we it seems to be Something weird to me and I cry out
Pettiness like lady's It to complicate the matter I my teeth, my senses chatter There's nothing makes me madder and I leap out
For big or little, great or It really doesn't at all The way we our feet, and hem and haw 'Cause everyone's afraid they'll or else be left out
What's for me are strange to you Shouldnt a damn on what you do 'Cause whether or not you make it I thought you already knew that I'll you going on
And the War III And the world Will make the size Headlines in the
From all I've of politics Its just a greasy big money Geared to run on so slick To make you think this is all there is you got, I'm
How they con the middle man Into he has got a hand To in the future of the promised land He himself to the destiny of man, get ridiculous
Cheap gangster can hire To do his with a tommy gun the president points at anyone And says, "I, country wants the killing done, go do it now, boy"
But the war is bad enough It can break you no matter how tough But the tragedy of hoopla It makes you think you can't do enough for the Chinese
And the countries They the same as we And I have But one country to for my life
stands in his holy shroud Saying, "God if you do it now" You come back the chips are down Youll find that they've all gone to pray for you
And the twist to preach He feels that he can to me The right way to go and a family And I'm to look at him He mean to say, You're
As the is getting higher The poverty poor, the pregnant Are on the Pope to be inspired For some new contraceptive attire saying, "It's now"
a ghost behind a one way mirror Listening tip-toed at the door to Someone outside won't speak the Then, they'll slip a note out how they about pierced ear-lobes
But the rules now For the changing Are a late be out of date by tomorrow
Her played on virginity She said, "It was the place to be" The boys had were evilry When it came time for she froze and died there
Her sister at fourteen, very known She thought all kicks came lying prone But the fact not spoken at home her feeling like a chewed on bone and why, she wondered
And one who dug moving about Very liberal minded and of' out How she was cool and No doubt the blankets up The lights out, you're condescending
And a couple together for five or six A marriage license, they'd never near But social and loss of job fear Got them married and in half a year, they couldn't cut it
all talked about And then it's lived But what is for me Could be in any state law book
I'm told the at one time Was to sing and make his rhymes To on the news of the times Saying, "What's in people's minds?", and he made for it
But today try singing on some street the news in everyday words The pass by and laughing is heard Or else they'll hit you where it hurts or they'll keep ears closed
One man said, "Boy, I dig stuff I want you to come play at my I'll put your name in lights up But remember, I got a club to run, so don't you be too strong
It's not the who sell us out Its the damn censors who turn All life learned adjectives and vowels And say my mouth is much too foul to speak to you
But try to hit a And if the fails Then the words you use to describe that That's language
I hike and sang the songs That everybody knew and along To amuse myself I wrote songs Speaking about right and wrong, and I'm a little different
So a record company, you well Wanted to know if my song would I said, "Yes, I like it very If you don't, sir, you can go to help else change
I kept hope on and around Singing to my who dig that sound A few said, "Won't you come to my town" I ask fair bread, they put me down Caddie's mortgaged
I made one deal like you and me guy said he'd be lots of use to me But when I found he's the screws to me I it back out on the street singing new folk songs
And if time enough And the hill ain't too What I today I might someday play and some tips for it
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