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Tue Jul-18-06 03:04 AM
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Steve Earle Speaks To Bush, Rush, And Agent Mike |
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"F The CC"
I used to listen to the radio And I don’t guess they’re listenin’ to me no more They talk too much but that’s okay I don’t understand a single word they say Piss and moan about the immigrants But don’t say nothin’ about the president A democracy don’t work that way I can say anything I wanna say
So fuck the FCC Fuck the FBI Fuck the CIA Livin’ in the motherfuckin’ USA
People tell me that I’m paranoid And I admit I’m gettin’ pretty nervous, boy It just gets tougher everyday To sit around and watch it while it slips away Been called a traitor and a patriot Call me anything you want to but Just don’t forget your history Dirty Lenny died so we could all be free
So fuck the FCC Fuck the FBI Fuck the CIA Livin’ in the motherfuckin’ USA
So fuck the FCC Fuck the FBI Fuck the CIA Livin’ in the motherfuckin’ USA
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Tue Jul-18-06 03:42 AM
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Edited on Tue Jul-18-06 03:43 AM by dweller
:hi:
now bite me. dp
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Tue Jul-18-06 04:33 AM
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2. He's writes the good stuff. |
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Has he recorded your one ?
It's Christmastime in Washington The Democrats rehearsed Gettin' into gear for four more years Things not gettin' worse The Republicans drink whiskey neat And thanked their lucky stars They said, 'He cannot seek another term They'll be no more FDRs' I sat home in Tennessee Staring at the screen With an uneasy feeling in my chest And I'm wonderin' what it means
Chorus: So come back Woody Guthrie Come back to us now Tear your eyes from paradise And rise again somehow If you run into Jesus Maybe he can help you out Come back Woody Guthrie to us now
I followed in your footsteps once Back in my travelin' days Somewhere I failed to find your trail Now I'm stumblin' through the haze But there's killers on the highway now And a man can't get around So I sold my soul for wheels that roll Now I'm stuck here in this town
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There's foxes in the hen house Cows out in the corn The unions have been busted Their proud red banners torn To listen to the radio You'd think that all was well But you and me and Cisco know It's going straight to hell
So come back, Emma Goldman Rise up, old Joe Hill The barracades are goin' up They cannot break our will Come back to us, Malcolm X And Martin Luther King We're marching into Selma As the bells of freedom ring
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Tue Jul-18-06 07:35 AM
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3. I think that was on his "The Revolution Stats Now" CD. You might also be |
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interested in Eric Idle's version.
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Tue Jul-18-06 01:35 PM
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Tue Jul-18-06 07:53 AM
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Such truth is a rare thing since 2000...K&R
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Tue Jul-18-06 07:55 AM
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5. Steve Earle rocks and this album "The Revolutioins Starts Now" is a |
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classic! He played in DC is Sept for the Anti-war protest.
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Tue Jul-18-06 08:24 AM
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6. I got to meet him and interview him |
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Edited on Tue Jul-18-06 08:24 AM by shadowknows69
At thesept 24th rally. It was awesome. Very nice guy.
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Tue Jul-18-06 01:38 PM
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9. "Jerusalem" Wasn't Bad Either |
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I especially liked Amerika V. 6.0.
Look at ya Yeah, take a look in the mirror now tell me what you see Another satisfied customer in the front of the line for the American dream I remember when we was both out on the boulevard Talkin' revolution and singin' the blues Nowadays it's letters to the editor and cheatin' on our taxes Is the best that we can do Come on
Look around There's doctors down on Wall Street Sharpenin' their scalpels and tryin' to cut a deal Meanwhile, back at the hospital We got accountants playin' God and countin' out the pills Yeah, I know, that sucks – that your HMO Ain't doin' what you thought it would do But everybody's gotta die sometime and we can't save everybody It's the best that we can do
Four score and a hundred and fifty years ago Our forefathers made us equal as long as we can pay Yeah, well maybe that wasn't exactly what they was thinkin' Version six-point-oh of the American way But hey we can just build a great wall around the country club To keep the riff-raff out until the slump is through Yeah, I realize that ain't exactly democratic, but it's either them or us and And it's the best we can do
Yeah, passionely conservative It's the best we can do
Conservatively passionate It's the best we can do
Meanwhile, still thinkin' Hey, let's wage a war on drugs It's the best we can do Well, I don't know about you, but I kinda dig this global warming thing...
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Tue Jul-18-06 01:39 PM
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10. And "Conspiracy Theory" |
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What if I told you it was done with mirrors What if I showed you it was all a lie Better be careful, someone might hear ya The walls have ears and the sky has eyes What if I said you were only dreamin' What you wanna bet that all you gotta do Is open up your eyes and you will wake up screamin' When you realize that it's all come true
chorus Hush, now don't you believe it Cover your head and close your eyes Now, take it or leave it Go back to bed Now don't you cry
Half a million soldiers fly across the water One in ten are never comin' back again Fifty thousand sons who never grew to fathers Don't you ever wonder who they might have been What if you could've been there on that day in Dallas What if you could wrestle back the hands of time Maybe somethin' could've been done in Memphis We wouldn't be livin' in a dream that's died
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Go on and tell yourself again there are no secrets Go on and tell yourself that you don't want to know It's best that you believe that you don't hear the footsteps That follow you around no matter where you go Maybe you were thinkin' that it didn't matter Maybe you believed nobody else would care But once you've added every little lie together You finally find the truth was always waiting there
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chorus (fades)
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Tue Jul-18-06 02:45 PM
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11. Jerusalem is very timely today. |
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D G I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good D Bm A And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood D G And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way D Bm A And there was nothin' anyone could do or say
Prechorus: Bm And I almost listened to him A Yeah, I almost lost my mind Bm Then I regained my senses again A And looked into my heart to find
Chorus: D G That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham D (G)* A D Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again But I still find some comfort now and then
Then the storm comes rumblin' in And I can't lay me down And the drums are drummin' again And I can't stand the sound
But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem
And there'll be no barricades then There'll be no wire or walls And we can wash all this blood from our hands And all this hatred from our souls
And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
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