John Clark (The Baker Act)'s Blog

                                              UNCLE SAM


UNCLE SAM WELL HE AIN'T NO UNCLE OF MINE
NOR EVEN A LONG LOST FRIEND
HE'S JUST A BURNED OUT, PAYED OFF WAR MACHINE
TORN APART FROM WITHIN
HE'S GOT WORMS IN HIS BELLY, WORMS INSIDE HIS BRAIN
TWISTING, TURNING SLOWLY
ROUND AND ROUND AGAIN

CHORUS:
YOU SAY IT'S MUCH TOO LATE
TO SAVE US FROM OURSELVES
THERE'S STILL TIME... TO SAVE THE CHILDREN
THERE'S STILL TIME... TO SAVE OUR BEST



LITTLE SAMMY'S GETTIN BIGGER
LITTLE WORMS ARE GETTING BIGGER TOO
FEEDING ON THE OLD FOLKS AND THE LIKES OF ME AND YOU
IT'S LIKE SAILING THROUGH A HURRICANE
ON A TINY SINKING BOAT
LIKE GREASY FINGERS TIGHTENING
ROUND YOUR BABIES THROAT

CHORUS:

WELL, HE SAYS THAT HE'S ALL OUT OF MONEY
I SAY, "HOW CAN THAT BE TRUE?"
WHEN HE'S TAKEN FROM SOO MANY
FOR THAT SPECIAL FEW
LIKE THE SANDS THROUGH THE HOURGLASS
OF THIS  LIFELONG DIRTY RACE
YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT THE ANSWER
WHEN IT SLAPS YOU CROSS THE FACE

CHORUS:



©  JOHN CLARK

I'd like to share a song with all of you.

                                PILGRIMS OF THE NEW WORLD

DEEP INSIDE OF EVERY MAN THERE LIES A RESTLESS SPIRIT

SCREAMING OUT," HEY THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG"

BUT THE CLOSER TO THE TRUTH YOU GET THE MORE YOU FEAR IT

TILL YOU'RE FINALLY TOO FAR GONE

CHORUS:

                 PILGRIMS OF THE NEW WORLD

                THEY MUST SOMEHOW RISE ABOVE

                AND REBUILD A NEW WORLD

                ON A FOUNDATION OF LOVE

HERE IN THIS SO CALLED CIVILIZED NATION

WHERE TALK IS CHEAP AND CRAP IS THE KING

YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE YOUR HEROES

FROM YOUR FAVORITE MAGAZINES

WHILE SOMEWHERE BACK IN THE GHETTO

WHERE HUNGER LURKS AND THE COLD WIND STINGS

WHERE ANOTHER HOMELESS PILGRIM

HAS LOST THE AMERICAN DREAM

CHORUS:

WHEN I LOOK OUT FROM YOUR CONCRETE TEMPLES

PAST THE SMOKE OF YOUR FACTORIES

AND  TOUCH THE HAND OF MOTHER NATURE

SHE'S ALWAYS LAUGHING AT ME

BUT THE TANKERS KEEP ON ROLLING AWAY

ACROSS THE OCEANS NEAR AND FAR

AND THE T.V'S KEEP ON SCREAMING AT ME

HEY, "IT'S TIME TO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR".

CHORUS:

EVERYBODY ALL THE TIME

PEACE AND LOVE MY FRIENDS

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