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Talking world war three blues

from The Rain and other Stuff by Paul McMahon

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TALKING WORLD WAR 3 BLUES

WORLD WAR 3 JUST CAME AND WENT
DIDN'T EVEN MAKE TOO MUCH OF A DENT
I MUST ADMIT I WAS REALLY SURPRISED
WHEN THE WHOLE THING BLEW UP IN FRONT OF MY EYES
I GOT DOWN IN FEAR AND TREMBLING
PRAYER AND DEEP MEDITATION
UP INTO THE FORMLESS SPACE
TO SEE WHAT THE GODS WERE TALKING ABOUT
THEY WERE LAUGHING THEIR BUTTS OFF

GOT A FRIEND IN TEXAS HE'S GOOD COMPANY
SAYS THE US REMINDS HIM OF NAZI GERMANY
I SAID OH MAN YOU MUST BE PUTTING ME ON
HE JUST SMILES I SAY WELL I HOPE YOU'RE WRONG
HE SEES THINGS DIFFERENTLY THOUGH
HE'S NOT WHITE
HE SEES THINGS
DIFFERENTLY

WELL THE SAVINGS AND LOANS
COST 40 TIMES MORE
THAN THE ENTIRE PRICE OF THE MIDEAST WAR
WE USED TO HAVE A DEMOCRACY BUT IT GOT SOLD
TO A GREEDY FEW WHO NOW CONTROL
THEY GOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND IT'S ALMOST FUNNY
BUT THEY STILL WANT THE REST OF OUR MONEY
HOW COME TAXES ARE SO HIGH AND THERE'S NO MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
I GUESS WE MUST ALL BE EITHER COWARDS OR FOOLS

POLLS SAY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH
LET THE GOVERNMENT CONTROL THE NEWS
PROBABLY BETTER WE DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH
IT MIGHT ONLY JUST MAKE US FEEL OUT OF TOUCH
"I HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN"
"I HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN"

PEOPLE SAY THE EARTH IS DYIN
BUT I SAY THEY'RE LYING
SHE'S GONNA BE AROUND FOR A LONG LONG TIME
BUT THERE'S SOME TRUTH TO THAT INFORMATION
SHE'S BECOMING UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION
DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER ANYBODY THOUGH
WHY SHOULD IT BOTHER ME?

WELL I'M JUST SITTIN' HERE IN THE DARK
LOOKING FOR A MATCH TO SPARK
THE NIGHT IS LONG AND IT'S GETTIN COLDER
I'M SINGING MY SONG AND GETTING OLDER

ABRAHAM LINCOLN ONCE SAID YOU CAN FOOL SOME OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME
BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME
UNLESS THEY WANT TO BE FOOLED.
RONALD REAGAN SAID THAT.
OR WAS IT ADOLF HITLER?

WELL I HAD A DREAM THE OTHER NIGHT
THE ENTIRE WORLD IS MADE OUT OF LIGHT
AND WE GOT NOTHING TO EVER BE FRIGHTENED OF
BECAUSE WE ARE ENTIRELY MADE OF AND SURROUNDED BY LOVE
"I'LL LET YOU BE IN MY DREAM IF I CAN BE IN YOUR DREAM"
BOB DYLAN SAID THAT
I'M JUST FEELING KIND OF WEIRD
I SAID THAT

TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE
AND HOPE THE BOYS GET HOME SAFELY
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON AROUND YOUR HEART
AND HOPE YOU REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
I BEEN DRIVING THREE WEEKS
I'M SO HORNY I FEEL SICK
I THINK I'LL TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND MY DICK

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from The Rain and other Stuff, released July 7, 1991

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Paul McMahon Woodstock, New York

From a musical family he explored folk, jug, blues and rock quitting music at 20 for art, returning as a punk rocker at 27. Then a long oddysey, solo and band in search of the real real deal; the songs becoming a diary of psychological and spiritual experience; shamanism and ordination as an Interfaith minister.
January 2020 tour of DC Ba Ph & Bk was his first at 69 organized by Goodflavor45 ... more

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