teach1st
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Thu Oct-14-04 07:50 PM
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Suicide/America, Steppenwolf, 1970
...The spirit was freedom and justice And it's keepers seem generous and kind It's leaders were supposed to serve the country But now they won't pay it no mind 'Cause the people grew fat and got lazy And now their vote is a meaningless joke They babble about law and order But it's all just an echo of what they've been told Yeah, there's a monster on the loose It's got our heads into a noose And it just sits there watchin'
Our cities have turned into jungles And corruption is stranglin' the land The police force is watching the people And the people just can't understand We don't know how to mind our own business 'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us Now we are fighting a war over there No matter who's the winner We can't pay the cost 'Cause there's a monster on the loose It's got our heads into a noose And it just sits there watching
America where are you now? Don't you care about your sons and daughters? Don't you know we need you now We can't fight alone against the monster
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Thu Oct-14-04 07:51 PM
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1. That last stanza is amazing - and so timely |
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Thu Oct-14-04 08:46 PM
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2. That whole thing is great |
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One of my favorite Steppenwolf albums.
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